#5b5f59

Color #5b5f59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5f59

RGB

rgb(91, 95, 89)

HSL

hsl(100, 3.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(100, 6.3%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 6.3%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(39.8, -2.83, 2.89)

LCH

lch(39.8, 4.04, 134.4)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0107, 134.62)

HWB

hwb(100, 34.9%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d595f

Analogous

#5e5f59

#5b5f59

#595f5a

Triadic

#5b5f59

#595b5f

#5f595b

Split-complementary

#5b5f59

#5a595f

#5f595e

Tetradic

#5b5f59

#595f5d

#5d595f

#5f595b

Square

#5b5f59

#595e5f

#5d595f

#5f5a59

Shades

Color #5b5f59 mixed toward black.

#4c4f4a

#3d3f3b

#2e302d

#1e201e

#0f100f

Tints

Color #5b5f59 mixed toward white.

#767b73

#91968f

#adb0ab

#c8cac7

#e4e5e3

Tones

Color #5b5f59 mixed toward gray.

#5b5f5a

#5b5e5a

#5c5e5b

#5c5d5b

#5c5d5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d5a · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5d5c5b · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#5b5c5c · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5f59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5f59]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#5b5f59 (#5b5f59) is rgb(91, 95, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b5f59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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