#5f5e66

Color #5f5e66

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5e66

RGB

rgb(95, 94, 102)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 4.1%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 7.8%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(40.24, 2.12, -4.41)

LCH

lch(40.24, 4.89, 295.67)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0127, 291.72)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 36.9%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65665e

Analogous

#5e6166

#5f5e66

#635e66

Triadic

#5f5e66

#665f5e

#5e665f

Split-complementary

#5f5e66

#66635e

#61665e

Tetradic

#5f5e66

#665e65

#65665e

#5e665f

Square

#5f5e66

#665e61

#65665e

#5e6663

Shades

Color #5f5e66 mixed toward black.

#4f4e55

#3f3f44

#2f2f33

#201f22

#101011

Tints

Color #5f5e66 mixed toward white.

#787781

#93929b

#aeadb4

#c9c8cd

#e4e4e6

Tones

Color #5f5e66 mixed toward gray.

#5f5f65

#605f65

#606064

#616163

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f64 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5f64 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5f6362 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5e66;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5e66]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f5e66 (#5f5e66) is rgb(95, 94, 102) in RGB.

No, #5f5e66 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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