#6e5b53

Color #6e5b53

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6e5b53

RGB

rgb(110, 91, 83)

HSL

hsl(17.8, 14%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.8, 24.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 24.5%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(40.28, 6.36, 7.5)

LCH

lch(40.28, 9.83, 49.7)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.028, 44.13)

HWB

hwb(17.8, 32.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53666e

Analogous

#6e5358

#6e5b53

#6e6853

Triadic

#6e5b53

#536e5b

#5b536e

Split-complementary

#6e5b53

#536e68

#53586e

Tetradic

#6e5b53

#666e53

#53666e

#5b536e

Square

#6e5b53

#586e53

#53666e

#68536e

Shades

Color #6e5b53 mixed toward black.

#5c4c45

#493d37

#372d29

#251e1c

#120f0e

Tints

Color #6e5b53 mixed toward white.

#8c746a

#a48f86

#bbaba5

#d2c7c3

#e8e3e1

Tones

Color #6e5b53 mixed toward gray.

#6c5c55

#695d57

#675e5a

#655f5c

#635f5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666655 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#676955 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#6d5757 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e5b53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e5b53]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#6e5b53 (#6e5b53) is rgb(110, 91, 83) in RGB.

No, #6e5b53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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