#5a5c59

Color #5a5c59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5c59

RGB

rgb(90, 92, 89)

HSL

hsl(100, 1.7%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(100, 3.3%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 3.3%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(38.81, -1.42, 1.45)

LCH

lch(38.81, 2.03, 134.4)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.0054, 135)

HWB

hwb(100, 34.9%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b595c

Analogous

#5c5c59

#5a5c59

#595c59

Triadic

#5a5c59

#595a5c

#5c595a

Split-complementary

#5a5c59

#59595c

#5c595c

Tetradic

#5a5c59

#595c5b

#5b595c

#5c595a

Square

#5a5c59

#595c5c

#5b595c

#5c5959

Shades

Color #5a5c59 mixed toward black.

#4b4d4a

#3c3d3b

#2d2e2c

#1e1f1e

#0f0f0f

Tints

Color #5a5c59 mixed toward white.

#757874

#91938f

#acaeab

#c8c9c7

#e3e4e3

Tones

Color #5a5c59 mixed toward gray.

#5a5c59

#5a5b5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5a · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#5b5b5a · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5c59]

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Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#5a5c59 (#5a5c59) is rgb(90, 92, 89) in RGB.

No, #5a5c59 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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