#5b511a

Color #5b511a

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 12.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5b511a

RGB

rgb(91, 81, 26)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 55.6%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 71.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 71.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(34.36, -3.16, 32.65)

LCH

lch(34.36, 32.8, 95.53)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.0746, 98.87)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 10.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a245b

Analogous

#5b301a

#5b511a

#445b1a

Triadic

#5b511a

#1a5b51

#511a5b

Split-complementary

#5b511a

#1a445b

#301a5b

Tetradic

#5b511a

#245b1a

#1a245b

#511a5b

Square

#5b511a

#1a5b30

#1a245b

#5b1a44

Shades

Color #5b511a mixed toward black.

#4c4316

#3d3611

#2d280d

#1e1b09

#0f0d04

Tints

Color #5b511a mixed toward white.

#8e7e28

#c1ac37

#d3c366

#e2d799

#f0ebcc

Tones

Color #5b511a mixed toward gray.

#554d1f

#504925

#4b462a

#454230

#403e35

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57572e · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#575832 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#5b393c · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b511a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b511a]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#5b511a (#5b511a) is rgb(91, 81, 26) in RGB.

No, #5b511a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5b511a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast