#5b5e57

Color #5b5e57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5e57

RGB

rgb(91, 94, 87)

HSL

hsl(85.7, 3.9%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(85.7, 7.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 7.4%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(39.44, -2.64, 3.6)

LCH

lch(39.44, 4.46, 126.25)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0116, 125.88)

HWB

hwb(85.7, 34.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a575e

Analogous

#5e5e57

#5b5e57

#585e57

Triadic

#5b5e57

#575b5e

#5e575b

Split-complementary

#5b5e57

#57585e

#5e575e

Tetradic

#5b5e57

#575e5a

#5a575e

#5e575b

Square

#5b5e57

#575e5e

#5a575e

#5e5758

Shades

Color #5b5e57 mixed toward black.

#4c4e48

#3d3f3a

#2e2f2b

#1e1f1d

#0f100e

Tints

Color #5b5e57 mixed toward white.

#777b71

#92968d

#adb0aa

#c8cac6

#e4e5e3

Tones

Color #5b5e57 mixed toward gray.

#5b5d58

#5b5c59

#5b5b5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c59 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5c5c59 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#5b5a5a · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5e57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5e57]

Related colors

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#5b5e57 (#5b5e57) is rgb(91, 94, 87) in RGB.

No, #5b5e57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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