#5D5D63

Accessibility

6.54:1

Vs white / black

6.54:1 · 3.21:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#5d5d63

RGB

rgb(93, 93, 99)

RGBA

rgba(93, 93, 99, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 3%, 38%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 3%, 38%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 6%, 39%)

LAB

lab(39.68% 1.3 -3.42)

LCH

lch(39.68% 3.66 290.81)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4804 0.0026 -0.0091)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4804 0.0095 285.95)

XYZ

xyz(10.68, 11.06, 13.37)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 61%)

CSS

color: #5d5d63;

CSS variable

--color-5d5d63: #5d5d63;

SCSS

$color-5d5d63: #5d5d63;

JavaScript

const color = "#5d5d63";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#5d5d63";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#5d5d63" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#5d5d63", "rgb": { "r": 93, "g": 93, "b": 99 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4804 0.0095 285.95)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#5d5d63-1: #5d5d63;
}

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 4.2 · #52525B

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 5.61 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.84 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.61 · #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.

50f3f3ff 100e6e6f5 200d3d3e1 300bcbcca 400a0a0ae 500858592 6006f6f7c 700585864 80042424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f2f2f2 e4e4e5 d7d7d8 c9c9cb bcbcbe aeaeb1 a1a1a4 939397 86868a 78787d 6b6b70 5d5d63 55555b 4e4e53 46464a 3e3e42 36363a 2f2f32 272729 1f1f21 171719 0f0f10 080808

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f2f2f2 e4e4e5 d7d7d8 c9c9cb bcbcbe aeaeb1 a1a1a4 939397 86868a 78787d 6b6b70

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

55555b 4e4e53 46464a 3e3e42 36363a 2f2f32 272729 1f1f21 171719 0f0f10 080808

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

606065 636368 66666a 69696d 6c6c6f 6f6f72 717174 747476 777779 7a7a7b 7d7d7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#5D5D63Stop 1 #64645EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#5E6164Stop 1 #5D5D63Stop 2 #615E64Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#5D5D63Stop 1 #645E5EStop 2 #5E645EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#5D5D63Stop 1 #64615EStop 2 #61645EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313135Stop 1 #57575CStop 2 #7C7C83Stop 3 #A3A3A8Stop 4 #CACACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #5d5d63 works

#5D5D63 (#5d5d63) sits in the grey family at about 240° hue, 3% saturation, and 38% lightness. Contrast is 6.54:1 on white and 3.21:1 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, #5d5d63 is 3.21:1. 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

Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Fluent Gray#605E5C Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 DimGray#696969 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A American River#636E72 Tailwind slate 600#475569