#5a515a

Color #5a515a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a515a

RGB

rgb(90, 81, 90)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.3%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 10%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(35.59, 5.56, -3.9)

LCH

lch(35.59, 6.79, 324.95)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0185, 325.79)

HWB

hwb(300, 31.8%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515a51

Analogous

#55515a

#5a515a

#5a5155

Triadic

#5a515a

#5a5a51

#515a5a

Split-complementary

#5a515a

#555a51

#515a55

Tetradic

#5a515a

#5a5151

#515a51

#515a5a

Square

#5a515a

#5a5551

#515a51

#51555a

Shades

Color #5a515a mixed toward black.

#4b434b

#3c363c

#2d282d

#1e1b1e

#0f0d0f

Tints

Color #5a515a mixed toward white.

#786c78

#948894

#afa6af

#c9c3c9

#e4e1e4

Tones

Color #5a515a mixed toward gray.

#595259

#585258

#585358

#575457

#565556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565658 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#575757 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#5a5656 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a515a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a515a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#5a515a (#5a515a) is rgb(90, 81, 90) in RGB.

No, #5a515a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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