#5e515a

Color #5e515a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e515a

RGB

rgb(94, 81, 90)

HSL

hsl(318.5, 7.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.5, 13.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 4.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.99, 7.16, -3.26)

LCH

lch(35.99, 7.87, 335.52)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.0221, 337.14)

HWB

hwb(318.5, 31.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515e55

Analogous

#5b515e

#5e515a

#5e5153

Triadic

#5e515a

#5a5e51

#515a5e

Split-complementary

#5e515a

#535e51

#515e5b

Tetradic

#5e515a

#5e5551

#515e55

#515a5e

Square

#5e515a

#5e5b51

#515e55

#51535e

Shades

Color #5e515a mixed toward black.

#4e434b

#3f363c

#2f282d

#1f1b1e

#100d0f

Tints

Color #5e515a mixed toward white.

#7c6b77

#988792

#b1a5ae

#cbc3c9

#e5e1e4

Tones

Color #5e515a mixed toward gray.

#5d525a

#5c5359

#5b5459

#5a5558

#595658

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595958 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#595a57 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#5d5656 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e515a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e515a]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e515a (#5e515a) is rgb(94, 81, 90) in RGB.

No, #5e515a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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