#5b5153

Color #5b5153

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5153

RGB

rgb(91, 81, 83)

HSL

hsl(348, 5.8%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 11%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 8.8%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.47, 4.51, 0.33)

LCH

lch(35.47, 4.52, 4.18)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0135, 3.81)

HWB

hwb(348, 31.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515b59

Analogous

#5b5158

#5b5153

#5b5451

Triadic

#5b5153

#535b51

#51535b

Split-complementary

#5b5153

#515b54

#51585b

Tetradic

#5b5153

#5b5951

#515b59

#51535b

Square

#5b5153

#585b51

#515b59

#54515b

Shades

Color #5b5153 mixed toward black.

#4c4345

#3d3637

#2d2829

#1e1b1c

#0f0d0e

Tints

Color #5b5153 mixed toward white.

#796b6e

#95888a

#afa6a8

#cac3c5

#e4e1e2

Tones

Color #5b5153 mixed toward gray.

#5a5253

#595354

#585354

#585455

#575555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575753 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#575852 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#5b5252 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5153;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5153]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b5153 (#5b5153) is rgb(91, 81, 83) in RGB.

No, #5b5153 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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