#5e5e79

Color #5e5e79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5e79

RGB

rgb(94, 94, 121)

HSL

hsl(240, 12.6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 22.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(40.84, 6.31, -15.16)

LCH

lch(40.84, 16.42, 292.6)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0429, 284.72)

HWB

hwb(240, 36.9%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79795e

Analogous

#5e6c79

#5e5e79

#6c5e79

Triadic

#5e5e79

#795e5e

#5e795e

Split-complementary

#5e5e79

#796c5e

#6c795e

Tetradic

#5e5e79

#795e79

#79795e

#5e795e

Square

#5e5e79

#795e6c

#79795e

#5e796c

Shades

Color #5e5e79 mixed toward black.

#4e4e65

#3f3f51

#2f2f3d

#1f1f28

#101014

Tints

Color #5e5e79 mixed toward white.

#757594

#9090a9

#acacbf

#c8c8d4

#e3e3ea

Tones

Color #5e5e79 mixed toward gray.

#606077

#636375

#656572

#676770

#69696e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e73 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#5e5e72 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#5e6e6d · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5e79]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5e5e79 (#5e5e79) is rgb(94, 94, 121) in RGB.

No, #5e5e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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