#5a594e

Color #5a594e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5a594e

RGB

rgb(90, 89, 78)

HSL

hsl(55, 7.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55, 13.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 13.3%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(37.61, -1.79, 6.52)

LCH

lch(37.61, 6.76, 105.35)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0173, 102.67)

HWB

hwb(55, 30.6%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4f5a

Analogous

#5a534e

#5a594e

#555a4e

Triadic

#5a594e

#4e5a59

#594e5a

Split-complementary

#5a594e

#4e555a

#534e5a

Tetradic

#5a594e

#4f5a4e

#4e4f5a

#594e5a

Square

#5a594e

#4e5a53

#4e4f5a

#5a4e55

Shades

Color #5a594e mixed toward black.

#4b4a41

#3c3b34

#2d2c27

#1e1e1a

#0f0f0d

Tints

Color #5a594e mixed toward white.

#787768

#959485

#b0afa3

#cac9c2

#e5e4e0

Tones

Color #5a594e mixed toward gray.

#59584f

#585750

#575651

#565652

#555553

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a51 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5a51 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#5a5353 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a594e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a594e]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#5a594e (#5a594e) is rgb(90, 89, 78) in RGB.

No, #5a594e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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