#535242

Color #535242

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#535242

RGB

rgb(83, 82, 66)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 11.4%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 20.5%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 20.5%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(34.53, -2.71, 9.57)

LCH

lch(34.53, 9.95, 105.81)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0253, 104.42)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 25.9%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424353

Analogous

#534942

#535242

#4b5342

Triadic

#535242

#425352

#524253

Split-complementary

#535242

#424b53

#494253

Tetradic

#535242

#435342

#424353

#524253

Square

#535242

#425349

#424353

#53424b

Shades

Color #535242 mixed toward black.

#454437

#37372c

#292921

#1c1b16

#0e0e0b

Tints

Color #535242 mixed toward white.

#74735d

#949379

#afae9a

#cac9bc

#e4e4dd

Tones

Color #535242 mixed toward gray.

#525143

#504f45

#4f4e46

#4d4d48

#4c4c49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535346 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#535347 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#53494a · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535242]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#535242 (#535242) is rgb(83, 82, 66) in RGB.

No, #535242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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