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#5E4E5D

#5e4e5d ≈ Eggplant

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e4e5d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 30.59% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 303.75°, with 9.3% saturation and 33.73% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #4e5e4f

Split complementary

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #555e4e
  3. #4e5e57

Analogous

  1. #574e5e
  2. #5e4e5d
  3. #5e4e55

Triadic

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #5d5e4e
  3. #4e5d5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #5e4f4e
  3. #4e5e4f
  4. #4e5d5e

Square

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #5e574e
  3. #4e5e4f
  4. #4e555e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b090b
  2. #342b34
  3. #5e4e5d
  4. #887186
  5. #ab9aaa

Shades

#5e4e5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #554654
  3. #4b3e4a
  4. #423741
  5. #382f38
  6. #2f272f
  7. #261f25
  8. #1c171c
  9. #131013
  10. #090809
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e4e5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #6e606d
  3. #7e717d
  4. #8e838e
  5. #9e959e
  6. #afa7ae
  7. #bfb8be
  8. #cfcace
  9. #dfdcdf
  10. #efedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e4e5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e4e5d
  2. #615361
  3. #655864
  4. #685d68
  5. #6c626b
  6. #6f676f
  7. #726c72
  8. #767176
  9. #797679
  10. #7d7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d525e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51545c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f4f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54505d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56515d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f4f57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e4e5d {
  color: #5e4e5d;
}
Background
.bg-5e4e5d {
  background-color: #5e4e5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e4e5d {
  border: 2px solid #5e4e5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e4e5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 78 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 9% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e4e5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e4e5d, #5e4e55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e4e5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 78 93 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 6.93 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.58 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.62 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.39 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.67 #635147 Umber ΔE 12.88 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 13.45 #a1b1a2 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#5e4e5d  rgb(94, 78, 93)  hsl(304, 9%, 34%)  Eggplant
#4e5e4f  rgb(78, 94, 79)  hsl(124, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau
#5d5e4e  rgb(93, 94, 78)  hsl(64, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau
#4e5d5e  rgb(78, 93, 94)  hsl(184, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau