#5b3937

Color #5b3937

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 23.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3937

RGB

rgb(91, 57, 55)

HSL

hsl(3.3, 24.7%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.3, 39.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 39.6%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(27.92, 14.83, 7.5)

LCH

lch(27.92, 16.62, 26.83)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.0489, 23.26)

HWB

hwb(3.3, 21.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37595b

Analogous

#5b3747

#5b3937

#5b4b37

Triadic

#5b3937

#375b39

#39375b

Split-complementary

#5b3937

#375b4b

#37475b

Tetradic

#5b3937

#595b37

#37595b

#39375b

Square

#5b3937

#475b37

#37595b

#4b375b

Shades

Color #5b3937 mixed toward black.

#4c2f2e

#3d2625

#2d1c1b

#1e1312

#0f0909

Tints

Color #5b3937 mixed toward white.

#81514e

#a46b68

#ba908d

#d1b5b3

#e8dad9

Tones

Color #5b3937 mixed toward gray.

#583c3a

#553e3d

#524140

#4f4443

#4c4646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e37 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#505338 · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#5a3838 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3937;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3937]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#5b3937 (#5b3937) is rgb(91, 57, 55) in RGB.

No, #5b3937 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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