#5b594f

Color #5b594f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b594f

RGB

rgb(91, 89, 79)

HSL

hsl(50, 7.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 13.2%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 13.2%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.72, -1.18, 6.08)

LCH

lch(37.72, 6.19, 100.98)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0159, 97.57)

HWB

hwb(50, 31%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f515b

Analogous

#5b534f

#5b594f

#575b4f

Triadic

#5b594f

#4f5b59

#594f5b

Split-complementary

#5b594f

#4f575b

#534f5b

Tetradic

#5b594f

#515b4f

#4f515b

#594f5b

Square

#5b594f

#4f5b53

#4f515b

#5b4f57

Shades

Color #5b594f mixed toward black.

#4c4a42

#3d3b35

#2d2c27

#1e1e1a

#0f0f0d

Tints

Color #5b594f mixed toward white.

#797769

#969386

#b0aea4

#cac9c2

#e5e4e1

Tones

Color #5b594f mixed toward gray.

#5a5850

#595851

#585752

#575653

#565654

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a52 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#5a5a52 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#5b5454 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b594f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b594f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#5b594f (#5b594f) is rgb(91, 89, 79) in RGB.

No, #5b594f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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