#5e575e

Color #5e575e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e575e

RGB

rgb(94, 87, 94)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.9%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(37.85, 4.28, -3.02)

LCH

lch(37.85, 5.24, 324.79)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0143, 325.86)

HWB

hwb(300, 34.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575e57

Analogous

#5b575e

#5e575e

#5e575b

Triadic

#5e575e

#5e5e57

#575e5e

Split-complementary

#5e575e

#5b5e57

#575e5b

Tetradic

#5e575e

#5e5757

#575e57

#575e5e

Square

#5e575e

#5e5b57

#575e57

#575b5e

Shades

Color #5e575e mixed toward black.

#4e484e

#3f3a3f

#2f2b2f

#1f1d1f

#100e10

Tints

Color #5e575e mixed toward white.

#7b717b

#968d96

#b0aab0

#cac6ca

#e5e3e5

Tones

Color #5e575e mixed toward gray.

#5d585d

#5c595c

#5b5a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

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

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5c · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#5b5c5c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#5e5b5b · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e575e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e575e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#5e575e (#5e575e) is rgb(94, 87, 94) in RGB.

No, #5e575e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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