#5b505a

Color #5b505a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b505a

RGB

rgb(91, 80, 90)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 6.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 12.1%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 1.1%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.4, 6.58, -4.17)

LCH

lch(35.4, 7.79, 327.64)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0214, 328.76)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 31.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505b51

Analogous

#56505b

#5b505a

#5b5054

Triadic

#5b505a

#5a5b50

#505a5b

Split-complementary

#5b505a

#545b50

#505b56

Tetradic

#5b505a

#5b5150

#505b51

#505a5b

Square

#5b505a

#5b5650

#505b51

#50545b

Shades

Color #5b505a mixed toward black.

#4c434b

#3d353c

#2d282d

#1e1b1e

#0f0d0f

Tints

Color #5b505a mixed toward white.

#796a78

#958794

#b0a5af

#cac3c9

#e5e1e4

Tones

Color #5b505a mixed toward gray.

#5a5159

#595258

#585358

#575457

#565556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565658 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#575857 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#5a5655 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b505a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b505a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b505a (#5b505a) is rgb(91, 80, 90) in RGB.

No, #5b505a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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