#5b252e

Color #5b252e

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 32.83 Nearest Tailwind class rose-950 #4d0218 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b252e

RGB

rgb(91, 37, 46)

HSL

hsl(350, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 49.5%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(22.81, 25.75, 6.38)

LCH

lch(22.81, 26.53, 13.92)

OKLCH

oklch(34.5%, 0.0797, 11.94)

HWB

hwb(350, 14.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#255b52

Analogous

#5b2549

#5b252e

#5b3725

Triadic

#5b252e

#2e5b25

#252e5b

Split-complementary

#5b252e

#255b37

#25495b

Tetradic

#5b252e

#5b5225

#255b52

#252e5b

Square

#5b252e

#495b25

#255b52

#37255b

Shades

Color #5b252e mixed toward black.

#4c1f26

#3d191f

#2e1217

#1e0c0f

#0f0608

Tints

Color #5b252e mixed toward white.

#883745

#b54a5c

#c87785

#daa4ad

#edd2d6

Tones

Color #5b252e mixed toward gray.

#572931

#522e34

#4e3237

#49373a

#453c3d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49492c · ΔE 31.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4f2c · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#592a2a · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b252e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b252e]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b252e (#5b252e) is rgb(91, 37, 46) in RGB.

No, #5b252e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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