#5a575e

Color #5a575e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5a575e

RGB

rgb(90, 87, 94)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 3.9%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 7.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.48, 2.71, -3.61)

LCH

lch(37.48, 4.51, 306.9)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0118, 305.31)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 34.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5e57

Analogous

#57585e

#5a575e

#5e575e

Triadic

#5a575e

#5e5a57

#575e5a

Split-complementary

#5a575e

#5e5e57

#585e57

Tetradic

#5a575e

#5e575b

#5b5e57

#575e5a

Square

#5a575e

#5e5758

#5b5e57

#575e5e

Shades

Color #5a575e mixed toward black.

#4b484e

#3c3a3f

#2d2b2f

#1e1d1f

#0f0e10

Tints

Color #5a575e mixed toward white.

#75717b

#918d96

#acaab0

#c8c6ca

#e3e3e5

Tones

Color #5a575e mixed toward gray.

#5a585d

#5a595c

#5a5a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595c · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#59595c · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#5a5b5b · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a575e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a575e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5a575e (#5a575e) is rgb(90, 87, 94) in RGB.

No, #5a575e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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