#5b5250

Color #5b5250

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5250

RGB

rgb(91, 82, 80)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 6.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 12.1%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 12.1%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.67, 3.3, 2.51)

LCH

lch(35.67, 4.15, 37.26)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0124, 32.79)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 31.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50595b

Analogous

#5b5053

#5b5250

#5b5750

Triadic

#5b5250

#505b52

#52505b

Split-complementary

#5b5250

#505b57

#50535b

Tetradic

#5b5250

#595b50

#50595b

#52505b

Square

#5b5250

#535b50

#50595b

#57505b

Shades

Color #5b5250 mixed toward black.

#4c4443

#3d3735

#2d2928

#1e1b1b

#0f0e0d

Tints

Color #5b5250 mixed toward white.

#796d6a

#958987

#b0a7a5

#cac4c3

#e5e2e1

Tones

Color #5b5250 mixed toward gray.

#5a5351

#595352

#585453

#575454

#565555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575750 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#585851 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#5b5151 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5250;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5250]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#5b5250 (#5b5250) is rgb(91, 82, 80) in RGB.

No, #5b5250 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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