#5b575e

Color #5b575e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b575e

RGB

rgb(91, 87, 94)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.9%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 7.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.57, 3.1, -3.46)

LCH

lch(37.57, 4.65, 311.86)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0122, 311.01)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 34.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5e57

Analogous

#58575e

#5b575e

#5e575e

Triadic

#5b575e

#5e5b57

#575e5b

Split-complementary

#5b575e

#5e5e57

#575e58

Tetradic

#5b575e

#5e575a

#5a5e57

#575e5b

Square

#5b575e

#5e5857

#5a5e57

#575e5e

Shades

Color #5b575e mixed toward black.

#4c484e

#3d3a3f

#2e2b2f

#1e1d1f

#0f0e10

Tints

Color #5b575e mixed toward white.

#77717b

#928d96

#adaab0

#c8c6ca

#e4e3e5

Tones

Color #5b575e mixed toward gray.

#5b585d

#5b595c

#5b5a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595c · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5a5c · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b575e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b575e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b575e (#5b575e) is rgb(91, 87, 94) in RGB.

No, #5b575e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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