#5b231b

Color #5b231b

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 27.65 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b231b

RGB

rgb(91, 35, 27)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 54.2%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 70.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 70.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(21.97, 25.11, 18.12)

LCH

lch(21.97, 30.97, 35.82)

OKLCH

oklch(33.7%, 0.0844, 30.3)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 10.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b535b

Analogous

#5b1b33

#5b231b

#5b431b

Triadic

#5b231b

#1b5b23

#231b5b

Split-complementary

#5b231b

#1b5b43

#1b335b

Tetradic

#5b231b

#535b1b

#1b535b

#231b5b

Square

#5b231b

#335b1b

#1b535b

#431b5b

Shades

Color #5b231b mixed toward black.

#4c1d16

#3d1712

#2d110d

#1e0c09

#0f0604

Tints

Color #5b231b mixed toward white.

#8d362a

#c04a39

#d27568

#e1a39a

#f0d1cd

Tones

Color #5b231b mixed toward gray.

#562720

#502b26

#4b2f2b

#463330

#403736

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

#49491d · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#4c4f1e · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#591f1f · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b231b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b231b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#5b231b (#5b231b) is rgb(91, 35, 27) in RGB.

No, #5b231b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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