#5a5855

Color #5a5855

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5855

RGB

rgb(90, 88, 85)

HSL

hsl(36, 2.9%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 5.6%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 5.6%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(37.5, 0.18, 2.02)

LCH

lch(37.5, 2.03, 84.91)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0054, 78.27)

HWB

hwb(36, 33.3%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55575a

Analogous

#5a5555

#5a5855

#595a55

Triadic

#5a5855

#555a58

#58555a

Split-complementary

#5a5855

#55595a

#55555a

Tetradic

#5a5855

#575a55

#55575a

#58555a

Square

#5a5855

#555a55

#55575a

#5a5559

Shades

Color #5a5855 mixed toward black.

#4b4947

#3c3b39

#2d2c2a

#1e1d1c

#0f0f0e

Tints

Color #5a5855 mixed toward white.

#777470

#93908c

#aeaca9

#c9c7c6

#e4e3e2

Tones

Color #5a5855 mixed toward gray.

#5a5855

#595856

#585857

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595956 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#595956 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#5a5656 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5855]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#5a5855 (#5a5855) is rgb(90, 88, 85) in RGB.

No, #5a5855 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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