#595251

Color #595251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#595251

RGB

rgb(89, 82, 81)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 9%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(35.5, 2.66, 1.62)

LCH

lch(35.5, 3.11, 31.34)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0093, 27.39)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 31.8%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515859

Analogous

#595154

#595251

#595651

Triadic

#595251

#515952

#525159

Split-complementary

#595251

#515956

#515459

Tetradic

#595251

#585951

#515859

#525159

Square

#595251

#545951

#515859

#565159

Shades

Color #595251 mixed toward black.

#4a4443

#3b3736

#2c2928

#1e1b1b

#0f0e0d

Tints

Color #595251 mixed toward white.

#776d6c

#938a88

#aea7a6

#c9c4c4

#e4e2e1

Tones

Color #595251 mixed toward gray.

#585252

#585352

#575353

#565454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565651 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#565751 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#595151 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #595251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#595251]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#595251 (#595251) is rgb(89, 82, 81) in RGB.

No, #595251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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