#5a535c

Color #5a535c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a535c

RGB

rgb(90, 83, 92)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 5.1%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 9.8%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(36.24, 4.75, -4.19)

LCH

lch(36.24, 6.33, 318.58)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0169, 318.59)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 32.5%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555c53

Analogous

#55535c

#5a535c

#5c5359

Triadic

#5a535c

#5c5a53

#535c5a

Split-complementary

#5a535c

#595c53

#535c55

Tetradic

#5a535c

#5c5355

#555c53

#535c5a

Square

#5a535c

#5c5553

#555c53

#53595c

Shades

Color #5a535c mixed toward black.

#4b454d

#3c373d

#2d2a2e

#1e1c1f

#0f0e0f

Tints

Color #5a535c mixed toward white.

#776e79

#928a95

#aea7b0

#c9c4ca

#e4e2e5

Tones

Color #5a535c mixed toward gray.

#5a545b

#59545a

#59555a

#585659

#585758

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57575a · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#575859 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#5a5858 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a535c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a535c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a535c (#5a535c) is rgb(90, 83, 92) in RGB.

No, #5a535c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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