#5e5a69

Color #5e5a69

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5a69

RGB

rgb(94, 90, 105)

HSL

hsl(256, 7.7%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256, 14.3%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 14.3%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(39.09, 4.88, -7.99)

LCH

lch(39.09, 9.36, 301.42)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0243, 297.73)

HWB

hwb(256, 35.3%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65695a

Analogous

#5a5d69

#5e5a69

#655a69

Triadic

#5e5a69

#695e5a

#5a695e

Split-complementary

#5e5a69

#69655a

#5d695a

Tetradic

#5e5a69

#695a65

#65695a

#5a695e

Square

#5e5a69

#695a5d

#65695a

#5a6965

Shades

Color #5e5a69 mixed toward black.

#4e4b57

#3f3c46

#2f2d34

#1f1e23

#100f11

Tints

Color #5e5a69 mixed toward white.

#777285

#928e9e

#adaab6

#c9c6cf

#e4e3e7

Tones

Color #5e5a69 mixed toward gray.

#5e5b68

#5f5c66

#605e65

#605f64

#616063

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c66 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5d65 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#5e6362 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5a69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5a69]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5e5a69 (#5e5a69) is rgb(94, 90, 105) in RGB.

No, #5e5a69 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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