#5b4456

Color #5b4456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4456

RGB

rgb(91, 68, 86)

HSL

hsl(313, 14.5%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313, 25.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 5.5%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(31.88, 13.32, -6.88)

LCH

lch(31.88, 14.99, 332.68)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.042, 334.04)

HWB

hwb(313, 26.7%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#445b49

Analogous

#55445b

#5b4456

#5b444b

Triadic

#5b4456

#565b44

#44565b

Split-complementary

#5b4456

#4b5b44

#445b55

Tetradic

#5b4456

#5b4944

#445b49

#44565b

Square

#5b4456

#5b5544

#445b49

#444b5b

Shades

Color #5b4456 mixed toward black.

#4c3948

#3d2d39

#2e222b

#1e171d

#0f0b0e

Tints

Color #5b4456 mixed toward white.

#7d5d76

#9b7994

#b49bae

#cdbcc9

#e6dee4

Tones

Color #5b4456 mixed toward gray.

#594655

#574854

#554a53

#534c52

#514e51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525252 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#535551 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#5a4f4e · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4456]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#5b4456 (#5b4456) is rgb(91, 68, 86) in RGB.

No, #5b4456 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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