#5b5150

Color #5b5150

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5150

RGB

rgb(91, 81, 80)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 6.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 12.1%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 12.1%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.38, 3.92, 2.09)

LCH

lch(35.38, 4.44, 28.06)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.0134, 24.66)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 31.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505a5b

Analogous

#5b5054

#5b5150

#5b5650

Triadic

#5b5150

#505b51

#51505b

Split-complementary

#5b5150

#505b56

#50545b

Tetradic

#5b5150

#5a5b50

#505a5b

#51505b

Square

#5b5150

#545b50

#505a5b

#56505b

Shades

Color #5b5150 mixed toward black.

#4c4343

#3d3635

#2d2828

#1e1b1b

#0f0d0d

Tints

Color #5b5150 mixed toward white.

#796c6a

#958887

#b0a6a5

#cac4c3

#e5e1e1

Tones

Color #5b5150 mixed toward gray.

#5a5251

#595252

#585353

#575454

#565555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575750 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#575850 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#5b5050 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5150;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5150]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#5b5150 (#5b5150) is rgb(91, 81, 80) in RGB.

No, #5b5150 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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