#5e5c56

Color #5e5c56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5c56

RGB

rgb(94, 92, 86)

HSL

hsl(45, 4.4%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 8.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 8.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(39.08, -0.41, 3.73)

LCH

lch(39.08, 3.75, 96.27)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.0098, 91.75)

HWB

hwb(45, 33.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56585e

Analogous

#5e5856

#5e5c56

#5c5e56

Triadic

#5e5c56

#565e5c

#5c565e

Split-complementary

#5e5c56

#565c5e

#58565e

Tetradic

#5e5c56

#585e56

#56585e

#5c565e

Square

#5e5c56

#565e58

#56585e

#5e565c

Shades

Color #5e5c56 mixed toward black.

#4e4d48

#3f3d39

#2f2e2b

#1f1f1d

#100f0e

Tints

Color #5e5c56 mixed toward white.

#7b7870

#96938c

#b0aea9

#cac9c6

#e5e4e2

Tones

Color #5e5c56 mixed toward gray.

#5d5c57

#5d5b57

#5c5b58

#5b5b59

#5b5a59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d57 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#5d5d58 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#5e5959 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5c56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5c56]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#5e5c56 (#5e5c56) is rgb(94, 92, 86) in RGB.

No, #5e5c56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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