#5b3a38

Color #5b3a38

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 22.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3a38

RGB

rgb(91, 58, 56)

HSL

hsl(3.4, 23.8%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.4, 38.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 38.5%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(28.21, 14.34, 7.26)

LCH

lch(28.21, 16.07, 26.85)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0473, 23.26)

HWB

hwb(3.4, 22%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38595b

Analogous

#5b3847

#5b3a38

#5b4b38

Triadic

#5b3a38

#385b3a

#3a385b

Split-complementary

#5b3a38

#385b4b

#38475b

Tetradic

#5b3a38

#595b38

#38595b

#3a385b

Square

#5b3a38

#475b38

#38595b

#4b385b

Shades

Color #5b3a38 mixed toward black.

#4c302f

#3d2725

#2d1d1c

#1e1313

#0f0a09

Tints

Color #5b3a38 mixed toward white.

#80524f

#a36c69

#ba918f

#d1b6b4

#e8dada

Tones

Color #5b3a38 mixed toward gray.

#583d3b

#553f3e

#524241

#4f4444

#4c4747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.11:1

White text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4e38 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#515339 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#5a3939 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3a38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3a38]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#5b3a38 (#5b3a38) is rgb(91, 58, 56) in RGB.

No, #5b3a38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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