#5e5a55

Color #5e5a55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5a55

RGB

rgb(94, 90, 85)

HSL

hsl(33.3, 5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.3, 9.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 9.6%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.46, 0.61, 3.46)

LCH

lch(38.46, 3.51, 80)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0095, 73.47)

HWB

hwb(33.3, 33.3%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55595e

Analogous

#5e5655

#5e5a55

#5d5e55

Triadic

#5e5a55

#555e5a

#5a555e

Split-complementary

#5e5a55

#555d5e

#56555e

Tetradic

#5e5a55

#595e55

#55595e

#5a555e

Square

#5e5a55

#555e56

#55595e

#5e555d

Shades

Color #5e5a55 mixed toward black.

#4e4b47

#3f3c39

#2f2d2b

#1f1e1c

#100f0e

Tints

Color #5e5a55 mixed toward white.

#7b766f

#96918b

#b0ada8

#cbc8c5

#e5e4e2

Tones

Color #5e5a55 mixed toward gray.

#5d5a56

#5c5a57

#5b5a58

#5a5a59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c56 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5d57 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#5e5757 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5a55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5a55]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Bisque #ffe4c4

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#5e5a55 (#5e5a55) is rgb(94, 90, 85) in RGB.

No, #5e5a55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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