#5b594a

Color #5b594a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b594a

RGB

rgb(91, 89, 74)

HSL

hsl(52.9, 10.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.9, 18.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 18.7%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.6, -2.09, 8.99)

LCH

lch(37.6, 9.23, 103.09)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0235, 101.02)

HWB

hwb(52.9, 29%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a4c5b

Analogous

#5b514a

#5b594a

#555b4a

Triadic

#5b594a

#4a5b59

#594a5b

Split-complementary

#5b594a

#4a555b

#514a5b

Tetradic

#5b594a

#4c5b4a

#4a4c5b

#594a5b

Square

#5b594a

#4a5b51

#4a4c5b

#5b4a55

Shades

Color #5b594a mixed toward black.

#4c4a3e

#3d3b31

#2e2d25

#1e1e19

#0f0f0c

Tints

Color #5b594a mixed toward white.

#7b7864

#989580

#b2b0a0

#cbcac0

#e5e5df

Tones

Color #5b594a mixed toward gray.

#5a584c

#58574d

#57564e

#555550

#545451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a4e · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#5a5a4f · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#5b5152 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b594a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b594a]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#5b594a (#5b594a) is rgb(91, 89, 74) in RGB.

No, #5b594a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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