#5e5e71

Color #5e5e71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5e71

RGB

rgb(94, 94, 113)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 16.8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(40.54, 4.32, -10.73)

LCH

lch(40.54, 11.57, 291.93)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.0302, 285.19)

HWB

hwb(240, 36.9%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71715e

Analogous

#5e6871

#5e5e71

#685e71

Triadic

#5e5e71

#715e5e

#5e715e

Split-complementary

#5e5e71

#71685e

#68715e

Tetradic

#5e5e71

#715e71

#71715e

#5e715e

Square

#5e5e71

#715e68

#71715e

#5e7168

Shades

Color #5e5e71 mixed toward black.

#4e4e5e

#3f3f4b

#2f2f39

#1f1f26

#101013

Tints

Color #5e5e71 mixed toward white.

#75758c

#9191a3

#acacba

#c8c8d1

#e3e3e8

Tones

Color #5e5e71 mixed toward gray.

#60606f

#61616e

#63636c

#64646b

#666669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6d · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5e6c · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#5e6969 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5e71]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5e5e71 (#5e5e71) is rgb(94, 94, 113) in RGB.

No, #5e5e71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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