#5b5858

Color #5b5858

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5858

RGB

rgb(91, 88, 88)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.7%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 3.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.68, 1.2, 0.43)

LCH

lch(37.68, 1.27, 19.71)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0039, 17.97)

HWB

hwb(0, 34.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585b5b

Analogous

#5b585a

#5b5858

#5b5a58

Triadic

#5b5858

#585b58

#58585b

Split-complementary

#5b5858

#585b5a

#585a5b

Tetradic

#5b5858

#5b5b58

#585b5b

#58585b

Square

#5b5858

#5a5b58

#585b5b

#5a585b

Shades

Color #5b5858 mixed toward black.

#4c4949

#3d3b3b

#2e2c2c

#1e1d1d

#0f0f0f

Tints

Color #5b5858 mixed toward white.

#777373

#938f8f

#aeabab

#c9c7c7

#e4e3e3

Tones

Color #5b5858 mixed toward gray.

#5b5858

#5a5959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a58 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5a58 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#5b5858 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5858;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5858]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#5b5858 (#5b5858) is rgb(91, 88, 88) in RGB.

No, #5b5858 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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