#5b5559

Color #5b5559

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5559

RGB

rgb(91, 85, 89)

HSL

hsl(320, 3.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 6.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 2.2%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.82, 3.26, -1.44)

LCH

lch(36.82, 3.56, 336.17)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.01, 337.77)

HWB

hwb(320, 33.3%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555b57

Analogous

#5a555b

#5b5559

#5b5556

Triadic

#5b5559

#595b55

#55595b

Split-complementary

#5b5559

#565b55

#555b5a

Tetradic

#5b5559

#5b5755

#555b57

#55595b

Square

#5b5559

#5b5a55

#555b57

#55565b

Shades

Color #5b5559 mixed toward black.

#4c474a

#3d393b

#2d2a2c

#1e1c1e

#0f0e0f

Tints

Color #5b5559 mixed toward white.

#787075

#938c91

#aea9ac

#c9c5c8

#e4e2e3

Tones

Color #5b5559 mixed toward gray.

#5a5559

#5a5659

#595658

#595758

#585758

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585858 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#595958 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#5b5757 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 4.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5559;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5559]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b5559 (#5b5559) is rgb(91, 85, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b5559 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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