What color is #5F4E5A?

#5F4E5A is #5F4E5A (95, 78, 90 in RGB; hsl(318, 10%, 34%)). It sits in the pink family. Contrast is 7.71:1 on white and 2.72:1 on black.

Is #5F4E5A accessible for text?

Yes for normal text on white at 7.71:1 (WCAG AA). Still verify large and small text in a contrast checker before shipping.

How do I use #5F4E5A in CSS?

Use #5F4E5A, color: #5f4e5a;, or a custom property like --color-5f4e5a: #5f4e5a;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: zinc-600. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Pink

#5F4E5A (#5F4E5A) — practical notes

#5F4E5A (#5f4e5a) sits in the pink family at about 318° hue, 10% saturation, and 34% lightness. Contrast is 7.71:1 on white and 2.72:1 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).

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #5f4e5a is 2.72:1. 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.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#5F4E5A

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#5F4E5A

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pink family Calculated from HEX

HEX#5F4E5A

RGBrgb(95, 78, 90)

HSLhsl(318, 10%, 34%)

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CONTRAST RATIO7.71:1

AA · normal text: Pass
AA · large text: Pass
AAA · normal text: Pass

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white7.71:1

Against black2.72:1

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Color codes

HEX

#5f4e5a

RGB

rgb(95, 78, 90)

HSL

hsl(318, 10%, 34%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4454 0.0293 336.85)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 63%)

CSS variable

--color-5f4e5a: #5f4e5a;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --color5f4e5a-1: #5f4e5a;
}

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

Very different · ΔE 8.38 · #52525B

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 13.71 · #696969

Nearest Material color

brown-700

Very different · ΔE 12.06 · #5D4037

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 18.86 · #6C757D

Using this color

Where #5f4e5a works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #5f4e5a is 2.72:1. 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: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink 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 You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Fluent Gray#605E5C Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040