#5f5b62

Color #5f5b62

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5b62

RGB

rgb(95, 91, 98)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.7%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 7.1%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(39.24, 3.07, -3.44)

LCH

lch(39.24, 4.61, 311.75)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0121, 311.32)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 35.7%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e625b

Analogous

#5c5b62

#5f5b62

#625b62

Triadic

#5f5b62

#625f5b

#5b625f

Split-complementary

#5f5b62

#62625b

#5b625c

Tetradic

#5f5b62

#625b5e

#5e625b

#5b625f

Square

#5f5b62

#625c5b

#5e625b

#5b6262

Shades

Color #5f5b62 mixed toward black.

#4f4c52

#3f3d41

#302e31

#201e21

#100f10

Tints

Color #5f5b62 mixed toward white.

#7a757e

#959098

#afacb2

#cac8cc

#e4e3e5

Tones

Color #5f5b62 mixed toward gray.

#5f5c62

#5f5c61

#5f5d60

#5f5e5f

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 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5e5e60 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5b62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5b62]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5f5b62 (#5f5b62) is rgb(95, 91, 98) in RGB.

No, #5f5b62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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