#5b231a

Color #5b231a

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 27.15 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b231a

RGB

rgb(91, 35, 26)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 55.6%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 71.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 71.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(21.95, 25.04, 18.75)

LCH

lch(21.95, 31.28, 36.83)

OKLCH

oklch(33.7%, 0.0847, 31.14)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 10.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a525b

Analogous

#5b1a31

#5b231a

#5b431a

Triadic

#5b231a

#1a5b23

#231a5b

Split-complementary

#5b231a

#1a5b43

#1a315b

Tetradic

#5b231a

#525b1a

#1a525b

#231a5b

Square

#5b231a

#315b1a

#1a525b

#431a5b

Shades

Color #5b231a mixed toward black.

#4c1d16

#3d1711

#2d110d

#1e0c09

#0f0604

Tints

Color #5b231a mixed toward white.

#8e3628

#c14a37

#d37566

#e2a399

#f0d1cc

Tones

Color #5b231a mixed toward gray.

#55271f

#502b25

#4b2f2a

#453330

#403635

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49491c · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4f1d · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#591e1f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b231a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b231a]

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Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#5b231a (#5b231a) is rgb(91, 35, 26) in RGB.

No, #5b231a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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