#5f5157

Color #5f5157

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5157

RGB

rgb(95, 81, 87)

HSL

hsl(334.3, 8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.3, 14.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 8.4%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(36, 6.95, -1.36)

LCH

lch(36, 7.08, 348.93)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.0207, 350.26)

HWB

hwb(334.3, 31.8%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515f59

Analogous

#5f515e

#5f5157

#5f5251

Triadic

#5f5157

#575f51

#51575f

Split-complementary

#5f5157

#515f52

#515e5f

Tetradic

#5f5157

#5f5951

#515f59

#51575f

Square

#5f5157

#5e5f51

#515f59

#52515f

Shades

Color #5f5157 mixed toward black.

#4f4348

#3f363a

#30282b

#201b1d

#100d0e

Tints

Color #5f5157 mixed toward white.

#7d6b72

#99878e

#b2a5ab

#ccc3c7

#e5e1e3

Tones

Color #5f5157 mixed toward gray.

#5e5257

#5d5357

#5b5457

#5a5658

#595758

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

#595956 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#5a5b55 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#5e5454 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5157]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#5f5157 (#5f5157) is rgb(95, 81, 87) in RGB.

No, #5f5157 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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