#5e5e63

Color #5e5e63

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.31 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5e63

RGB

rgb(94, 94, 99)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.6%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.1%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(40.06, 1.07, -2.85)

LCH

lch(40.06, 3.04, 290.58)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.0079, 286.14)

HWB

hwb(240, 36.9%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#63635e

Analogous

#5e6063

#5e5e63

#605e63

Triadic

#5e5e63

#635e5e

#5e635e

Split-complementary

#5e5e63

#63605e

#60635e

Tetradic

#5e5e63

#635e63

#63635e

#5e635e

Square

#5e5e63

#635e60

#63635e

#5e6360

Shades

Color #5e5e63 mixed toward black.

#4e4e52

#3f3f42

#2f2f31

#1f1f21

#101010

Tints

Color #5e5e63 mixed toward white.

#78787e

#939398

#aeaeb2

#c9c9cc

#e4e4e5

Tones

Color #5e5e63 mixed toward gray.

#5e5e62

#5f5f62

#606061

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e62 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#5e5e62 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#5e6161 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5e63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5e63]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5e5e63 (#5e5e63) is rgb(94, 94, 99) in RGB.

No, #5e5e63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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