#5e5556

Color #5e5556

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5556

RGB

rgb(94, 85, 86)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 9.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 8.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.02, 3.87, 0.75)

LCH

lch(37.02, 3.94, 10.97)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.0119, 9.7)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 33.3%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555e5d

Analogous

#5e555b

#5e5556

#5e5955

Triadic

#5e5556

#565e55

#55565e

Split-complementary

#5e5556

#555e59

#555b5e

Tetradic

#5e5556

#5e5d55

#555e5d

#55565e

Square

#5e5556

#5b5e55

#555e5d

#59555e

Shades

Color #5e5556 mixed toward black.

#4e4748

#3f3939

#2f2b2b

#1f1c1d

#100e0e

Tints

Color #5e5556 mixed toward white.

#7b6f71

#968b8c

#b0a8a9

#cbc5c6

#e5e2e2

Tones

Color #5e5556 mixed toward gray.

#5d5657

#5c5757

#5c5758

#5b5858

#5a5959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a56 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#5b5b56 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#5e5656 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5556]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e5556 (#5e5556) is rgb(94, 85, 86) in RGB.

No, #5e5556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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