#5b4b57

Color #5b4b57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4b57

RGB

rgb(91, 75, 87)

HSL

hsl(315, 9.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 17.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 4.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.87, 9.09, -4.55)

LCH

lch(33.87, 10.17, 333.41)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.0285, 334.87)

HWB

hwb(315, 29.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b5b4f

Analogous

#574b5b

#5b4b57

#5b4b4f

Triadic

#5b4b57

#575b4b

#4b575b

Split-complementary

#5b4b57

#4f5b4b

#4b5b57

Tetradic

#5b4b57

#5b4f4b

#4b5b4f

#4b575b

Square

#5b4b57

#5b574b

#4b5b4f

#4b4f5b

Shades

Color #5b4b57 mixed toward black.

#4c3e48

#3d323a

#2d252b

#1e191d

#0f0c0e

Tints

Color #5b4b57 mixed toward white.

#7a6575

#978192

#b1a1ad

#cbc0c8

#e5e0e4

Tones

Color #5b4b57 mixed toward gray.

#5a4c56

#584e56

#574f55

#565054

#545254

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555454 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#555754 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#5a5252 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4b57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4b57]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b4b57 (#5b4b57) is rgb(91, 75, 87) in RGB.

No, #5b4b57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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