#5b5d41

Color #5b5d41

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5d41

RGB

rgb(91, 93, 65)

HSL

hsl(64.3, 17.7%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.3, 30.1%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 30.1%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(38.61, -5.96, 15.87)

LCH

lch(38.61, 16.95, 110.58)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0427, 111.4)

HWB

hwb(64.3, 25.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43415d

Analogous

#5d5141

#5b5d41

#4d5d41

Triadic

#5b5d41

#415b5d

#5d415b

Split-complementary

#5b5d41

#414d5d

#51415d

Tetradic

#5b5d41

#415d43

#43415d

#5d415b

Square

#5b5d41

#415d51

#43415d

#5d414d

Shades

Color #5b5d41 mixed toward black.

#4c4e36

#3d3e2b

#2e2f21

#1e1f16

#0f100b

Tints

Color #5b5d41 mixed toward white.

#7d8059

#9b9e75

#b4b797

#cdcfba

#e6e7dc

Tones

Color #5b5d41 mixed toward gray.

#595b43

#575846

#555648

#53544a

#51514d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c49 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5c5c4b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#5b4f50 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5d41;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5d41]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#5b5d41 (#5b5d41) is rgb(91, 93, 65) in RGB.

No, #5b5d41 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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