#5e505d

Color #5e505d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e505d

RGB

rgb(94, 80, 93)

HSL

hsl(304.3, 8%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.3, 14.9%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 1.1%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.81, 8.42, -5.42)

LCH

lch(35.81, 10.01, 327.23)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0275, 328.39)

HWB

hwb(304.3, 31.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505e51

Analogous

#58505e

#5e505d

#5e5056

Triadic

#5e505d

#5d5e50

#505d5e

Split-complementary

#5e505d

#565e50

#505e58

Tetradic

#5e505d

#5e5150

#505e51

#505d5e

Square

#5e505d

#5e5850

#505e51

#50565e

Shades

Color #5e505d mixed toward black.

#4e434d

#3f353e

#2f282e

#1f1b1f

#100d0f

Tints

Color #5e505d mixed toward white.

#7c6a7b

#988697

#b2a4b1

#cbc3cb

#e5e1e5

Tones

Color #5e505d mixed toward gray.

#5d515c

#5c525b

#5a535a

#595559

#585658

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.78:1

White text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585a · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#595a59 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#5d5857 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e505d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e505d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5e505d (#5e505d) is rgb(94, 80, 93) in RGB.

No, #5e505d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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