#5f5b61

Color #5f5b61

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5b61

RGB

rgb(95, 91, 97)

HSL

hsl(280, 3.2%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 6.2%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 6.2%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(39.2, 2.86, -2.87)

LCH

lch(39.2, 4.05, 314.9)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0107, 314.62)

HWB

hwb(280, 35.7%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d615b

Analogous

#5c5b61

#5f5b61

#615b60

Triadic

#5f5b61

#615f5b

#5b615f

Split-complementary

#5f5b61

#60615b

#5b615c

Tetradic

#5f5b61

#615b5d

#5d615b

#5b615f

Square

#5f5b61

#615c5b

#5d615b

#5b6061

Shades

Color #5f5b61 mixed toward black.

#4f4c51

#3f3d41

#302e31

#201e20

#100f10

Tints

Color #5f5b61 mixed toward white.

#7a757d

#959097

#afacb1

#cac8cb

#e4e3e5

Tones

Color #5f5b61 mixed toward gray.

#5f5c61

#5f5c60

#5f5d60

#5e5d5f

#5e5e5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d60 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5e5e5f · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#5f5e5e · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5b61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5b61]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5f5b61 (#5f5b61) is rgb(95, 91, 97) in RGB.

No, #5f5b61 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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