#5e5c6a

Color #5e5c6a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5c6a

RGB

rgb(94, 92, 106)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 7.1%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 13.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(39.71, 3.88, -7.68)

LCH

lch(39.71, 8.6, 296.8)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0223, 292.09)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 36.1%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686a5c

Analogous

#5c616a

#5e5c6a

#655c6a

Triadic

#5e5c6a

#6a5e5c

#5c6a5e

Split-complementary

#5e5c6a

#6a655c

#616a5c

Tetradic

#5e5c6a

#6a5c68

#686a5c

#5c6a5e

Square

#5e5c6a

#6a5c61

#686a5c

#5c6a65

Shades

Color #5e5c6a mixed toward black.

#4e4d58

#3f3d47

#2f2e35

#1f1f23

#100f12

Tints

Color #5e5c6a mixed toward white.

#777486

#92909e

#adabb7

#c8c7cf

#e4e3e7

Tones

Color #5e5c6a mixed toward gray.

#5f5d69

#605e68

#605f66

#616165

#626264

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d67 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#5d5d66 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#5e6464 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 7.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5c6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5c6a]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e5c6a (#5e5c6a) is rgb(94, 92, 106) in RGB.

No, #5e5c6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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