#5a515b

Color #5a515b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5a515b

RGB

rgb(90, 81, 91)

HSL

hsl(294, 5.8%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 11%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 11%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.62, 5.78, -4.48)

LCH

lch(35.62, 7.31, 322.22)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0197, 322.84)

HWB

hwb(294, 31.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525b51

Analogous

#55515b

#5a515b

#5b5157

Triadic

#5a515b

#5b5a51

#515b5a

Split-complementary

#5a515b

#575b51

#515b55

Tetradic

#5a515b

#5b5152

#525b51

#515b5a

Square

#5a515b

#5b5551

#525b51

#51575b

Shades

Color #5a515b mixed toward black.

#4b434c

#3c363d

#2d282d

#1e1b1e

#0f0d0f

Tints

Color #5a515b mixed toward white.

#776b79

#948895

#aea6af

#c9c3ca

#e4e1e4

Tones

Color #5a515b mixed toward gray.

#59525a

#595359

#585358

#575458

#575557

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565659 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#575758 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#5a5756 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a515b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a515b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5a515b (#5a515b) is rgb(90, 81, 91) in RGB.

No, #5a515b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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