#5b5e59

Color #5b5e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5e59

RGB

rgb(91, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(96, 2.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 5.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(39.5, -2.23, 2.45)

LCH

lch(39.5, 3.31, 132.31)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0087, 132.67)

HWB

hwb(96, 34.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c595e

Analogous

#5e5e59

#5b5e59

#595e5a

Triadic

#5b5e59

#595b5e

#5e595b

Split-complementary

#5b5e59

#5a595e

#5e595e

Tetradic

#5b5e59

#595e5c

#5c595e

#5e595b

Square

#5b5e59

#595e5e

#5c595e

#5e5a59

Shades

Color #5b5e59 mixed toward black.

#4c4e4a

#3d3f3b

#2e2f2d

#1e1f1e

#0f100f

Tints

Color #5b5e59 mixed toward white.

#767a74

#91958f

#adafab

#c8cac7

#e4e4e3

Tones

Color #5b5e59 mixed toward gray.

#5b5e59

#5b5d5a

#5b5c5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c5a · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#5c5c5b · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5e59]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#5b5e59 (#5b5e59) is rgb(91, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b5e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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