#5D595F

Accessibility

6.86:1

Vs white / black

6.86:1 · 3.06:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#5d595f

RGB

rgb(93, 89, 95)

RGBA

rgba(93, 89, 95, 1)

HSL

hsl(280, 3%, 36%)

HSLA

hsla(280, 3%, 36%, 1)

HSV

hsv(280, 6%, 37%)

LAB

lab(38.37% 2.87 -2.88)

LCH

lch(38.37% 4.07 314.9)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4698 0.0076 -0.0076)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4698 0.0107 315)

XYZ

xyz(10.15, 10.30, 12.28)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 63%)

CSS

color: #5d595f;

CSS variable

--color-5d595f: #5d595f;

SCSS

$color-5d595f: #5d595f;

JavaScript

const color = "#5d595f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#5d595f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#5d595f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#5d595f", "rgb": { "r": 93, "g": 89, "b": 95 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4698 0.0107 315)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#5d595f-1: #5d595f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.66 · #52525B

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 7.13 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 5.24 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 11.88 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50faf1ff 100ede4f1 200d9d1dd 300c3bac7 400a69eaa 5008b838f 600756d78 7005e5661 80048414b 900332c36 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f2f1f2 e4e3e4 d7d6d7 c9c8ca bcbabc aeacaf a19ea2 939094 868387 78757a 6b676c 5d595f 555257 4e4a4f 464347 3e3b3f 363437 2f2d30 272528 1f1e20 171618 0f0f10 080708

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f2f1f2 e4e3e4 d7d6d7 c9c8ca bcbabc aeacaf a19ea2 939094 868387 78757a 6b676c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

555257 4e4a4f 464347 3e3b3f 363437 2f2d30 272528 1f1e20 171618 0f0f10 080708

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

605c62 636065 666367 69666a 6c696d 6f6d70 717072 747375 777678 7a7a7b 7d7d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#5D595FStop 1 #5B5F59Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#5A595FStop 1 #5D595FStop 2 #5F595EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#5D595FStop 1 #5F5D59Stop 2 #595F5DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#5D595FStop 1 #5E5F59Stop 2 #595F5AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343135Stop 1 #5A575CStop 2 #817C83Stop 3 #A7A3A8Stop 4 #CDCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #5d595f works

#5D595F (#5d595f) sits in the grey family at about 280° hue, 3% saturation, and 36% lightness. Contrast is 6.86:1 on white and 3.06:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #5d595f is 3.06:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Grey 700#616161 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Web Safe #666666#666666 DimGray#696969 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46