#5b4d48

Color #5b4d48

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4d48

RGB

rgb(91, 77, 72)

HSL

hsl(15.8, 11.7%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.8, 20.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 20.9%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.98, 4.93, 5.13)

LCH

lch(33.98, 7.11, 46.14)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.0206, 40.66)

HWB

hwb(15.8, 28.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#48565b

Analogous

#5b484d

#5b4d48

#5b5748

Triadic

#5b4d48

#485b4d

#4d485b

Split-complementary

#5b4d48

#485b57

#484d5b

Tetradic

#5b4d48

#565b48

#48565b

#4d485b

Square

#5b4d48

#4d5b48

#48565b

#57485b

Shades

Color #5b4d48 mixed toward black.

#4c403c

#3d3330

#2e2724

#1e1a18

#0f0d0c

Tints

Color #5b4d48 mixed toward white.

#7b6862

#99857e

#b2a39e

#ccc2be

#e5e0df

Tones

Color #5b4d48 mixed toward gray.

#5a4e4a

#584f4b

#564f4d

#55504e

#535150

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555549 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#56574a · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#5a4a4a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4d48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4d48]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#5b4d48 (#5b4d48) is rgb(91, 77, 72) in RGB.

No, #5b4d48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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