#5b6239

Color #5b6239

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b6239

RGB

rgb(91, 98, 57)

HSL

hsl(70.2, 26.5%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(70.2, 41.8%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 41.8%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(40.01, -10.01, 22.42)

LCH

lch(40.01, 24.55, 114.06)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0613, 116.65)

HWB

hwb(70.2, 22.4%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#403962

Analogous

#625539

#5b6239

#476239

Triadic

#5b6239

#395b62

#62395b

Split-complementary

#5b6239

#394762

#553962

Tetradic

#5b6239

#396240

#403962

#62395b

Square

#5b6239

#396255

#403962

#623947

Shades

Color #5b6239 mixed toward black.

#4c522f

#3d4126

#2e311c

#1e2113

#0f1009

Tints

Color #5b6239 mixed toward white.

#7e874f

#9da869

#b6be8f

#ced4b4

#e7e9da

Tones

Color #5b6239 mixed toward gray.

#595f3c

#575b40

#545843

#525447

#50514a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e46 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#5e5d48 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#5b4e50 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b6239;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b6239]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#5b6239 (#5b6239) is rgb(91, 98, 57) in RGB.

No, #5b6239 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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