#5e4042

Color #5e4042

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 19.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e4042

RGB

rgb(94, 64, 66)

HSL

hsl(356, 19%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 31.9%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 29.8%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(30.5, 13.4, 4.04)

LCH

lch(30.5, 14, 16.78)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0421, 14.73)

HWB

hwb(356, 25.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#405e5c

Analogous

#5e4051

#5e4042

#5e4d40

Triadic

#5e4042

#425e40

#40425e

Split-complementary

#5e4042

#405e4d

#40515e

Tetradic

#5e4042

#5e5c40

#405e5c

#40425e

Square

#5e4042

#515e40

#405e5c

#4d405e

Shades

Color #5e4042 mixed toward black.

#4e3537

#3f2b2c

#2f2021

#1f1516

#100b0b

Tints

Color #5e4042 mixed toward white.

#81585b

#a07376

#b89699

#cfb9bb

#e7dcdd

Tones

Color #5e4042 mixed toward gray.

#5c4344

#594546

#574849

#544a4b

#524d4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535242 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#545641 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#5d4141 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e4042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e4042]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e4042 (#5e4042) is rgb(94, 64, 66) in RGB.

No, #5e4042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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