#5b5b5e

Color #5b5b5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5b5e

RGB

rgb(91, 91, 94)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.6%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.2%, 36.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(38.75, 0.64, -1.72)

LCH

lch(38.75, 1.84, 290.41)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.0048, 285.78)

HWB

hwb(240, 35.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5e5b

Analogous

#5b5d5e

#5b5b5e

#5d5b5e

Triadic

#5b5b5e

#5e5b5b

#5b5e5b

Split-complementary

#5b5b5e

#5e5d5b

#5d5e5b

Tetradic

#5b5b5e

#5e5b5e

#5e5e5b

#5b5e5b

Square

#5b5b5e

#5e5b5d

#5e5e5b

#5b5e5d

Shades

Color #5b5b5e mixed toward black.

#4c4c4e

#3d3d3f

#2e2e2f

#1e1e1f

#0f0f10

Tints

Color #5b5b5e mixed toward white.

#76767a

#919194

#acacaf

#c8c8ca

#e3e3e4

Tones

Color #5b5b5e mixed toward gray.

#5b5b5e

#5c5c5e

#5c5c5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5d · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#5b5b5d · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#5b5d5d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5b5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5b5e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5b5e (#5b5b5e) is rgb(91, 91, 94) in RGB.

No, #5b5b5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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