#5e5756

Color #5e5756

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5756

RGB

rgb(94, 87, 86)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4.4%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 8.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 8.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.6, 2.63, 1.6)

LCH

lch(37.6, 3.08, 31.31)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0093, 27.39)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 33.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565d5e

Analogous

#5e5659

#5e5756

#5e5b56

Triadic

#5e5756

#565e57

#57565e

Split-complementary

#5e5756

#565e5b

#56595e

Tetradic

#5e5756

#5d5e56

#565d5e

#57565e

Square

#5e5756

#595e56

#565d5e

#5b565e

Shades

Color #5e5756 mixed toward black.

#4e4948

#3f3a39

#2f2c2b

#1f1d1d

#100f0e

Tints

Color #5e5756 mixed toward white.

#7b7270

#968d8c

#b0aaa9

#cac6c6

#e5e3e2

Tones

Color #5e5756 mixed toward gray.

#5d5857

#5c5958

#5b5959

#5b5a59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b56 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#5b5c56 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#5e5656 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5756;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5756]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#5e5756 (#5e5756) is rgb(94, 87, 86) in RGB.

No, #5e5756 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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