#5a5e59

Color #5a5e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5e59

RGB

rgb(90, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(108, 2.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108, 5.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(39.41, -2.63, 2.32)

LCH

lch(39.41, 3.51, 138.58)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0094, 139.33)

HWB

hwb(108, 34.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d595e

Analogous

#5d5e59

#5a5e59

#595e5b

Triadic

#5a5e59

#595a5e

#5e595a

Split-complementary

#5a5e59

#5b595e

#5e595d

Tetradic

#5a5e59

#595e5d

#5d595e

#5e595a

Square

#5a5e59

#595d5e

#5d595e

#5e5b59

Shades

Color #5a5e59 mixed toward black.

#4b4e4a

#3c3f3b

#2d2f2d

#1e1f1e

#0f100f

Tints

Color #5a5e59 mixed toward white.

#757a74

#90958f

#acafab

#c8cac7

#e3e4e3

Tones

Color #5a5e59 mixed toward gray.

#5a5e59

#5b5d5a

#5b5c5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c5a · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#5c5b5b · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#5a5b5b · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5e59]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#5a5e59 (#5a5e59) is rgb(90, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #5a5e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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