#5e594f

Color #5e594f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5e594f

RGB

rgb(94, 89, 79)

HSL

hsl(40, 8.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 16%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 16%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38, 0.08, 6.51)

LCH

lch(38, 6.51, 89.3)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.017, 84.59)

HWB

hwb(40, 31%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f545e

Analogous

#5e514f

#5e594f

#5b5e4f

Triadic

#5e594f

#4f5e59

#594f5e

Split-complementary

#5e594f

#4f5b5e

#514f5e

Tetradic

#5e594f

#545e4f

#4f545e

#594f5e

Square

#5e594f

#4f5e51

#4f545e

#5e4f5b

Shades

Color #5e594f mixed toward black.

#4e4a42

#3f3b35

#2f2c27

#1f1e1a

#100f0d

Tints

Color #5e594f mixed toward white.

#7d7669

#989285

#b2ada3

#ccc8c2

#e5e4e0

Tones

Color #5e594f mixed toward gray.

#5d5950

#5b5851

#5a5853

#595754

#585755

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c52 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5c5d52 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#5e5454 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e594f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e594f]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#5e594f (#5e594f) is rgb(94, 89, 79) in RGB.

No, #5e594f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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