#5b5453

Color #5b5453

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5453

RGB

rgb(91, 84, 83)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4.6%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 8.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 8.8%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.35, 2.65, 1.61)

LCH

lch(36.35, 3.1, 31.28)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0093, 27.39)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 32.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535a5b

Analogous

#5b5356

#5b5453

#5b5853

Triadic

#5b5453

#535b54

#54535b

Split-complementary

#5b5453

#535b58

#53565b

Tetradic

#5b5453

#5a5b53

#535a5b

#54535b

Square

#5b5453

#565b53

#535a5b

#58535b

Shades

Color #5b5453 mixed toward black.

#4c4645

#3d3837

#2d2a29

#1e1c1c

#0f0e0e

Tints

Color #5b5453 mixed toward white.

#786f6e

#948b8a

#afa8a7

#cac5c4

#e4e2e2

Tones

Color #5b5453 mixed toward gray.

#5a5454

#5a5554

#595555

#585656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585853 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#585953 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#5b5353 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5453;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5453]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#5b5453 (#5b5453) is rgb(91, 84, 83) in RGB.

No, #5b5453 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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