#5f5951

Color #5f5951

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5951

RGB

rgb(95, 89, 81)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 14.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 14.7%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(38.15, 0.87, 5.5)

LCH

lch(38.15, 5.57, 81.01)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.0148, 75.12)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 31.8%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51575f

Analogous

#5f5251

#5f5951

#5e5f51

Triadic

#5f5951

#515f59

#59515f

Split-complementary

#5f5951

#515e5f

#52515f

Tetradic

#5f5951

#575f51

#51575f

#59515f

Square

#5f5951

#515f52

#51575f

#5f515e

Shades

Color #5f5951 mixed toward black.

#4f4a43

#3f3b36

#302c28

#201e1b

#100f0d

Tints

Color #5f5951 mixed toward white.

#7d756b

#999187

#b2aca5

#ccc8c3

#e5e3e1

Tones

Color #5f5951 mixed toward gray.

#5e5952

#5d5953

#5b5854

#5a5856

#595857

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c53 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#5d5d53 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#5f5555 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5951;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5951]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#5f5951 (#5f5951) is rgb(95, 89, 81) in RGB.

No, #5f5951 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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