#5b4239

Color #5b4239

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 19.45 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4239

RGB

rgb(91, 66, 57)

HSL

hsl(15.9, 23%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.9, 37.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 37.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(30.44, 9.43, 9.71)

LCH

lch(30.44, 13.54, 45.84)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.0381, 40.63)

HWB

hwb(15.9, 22.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39525b

Analogous

#5b3941

#5b4239

#5b5339

Triadic

#5b4239

#395b42

#42395b

Split-complementary

#5b4239

#395b53

#39415b

Tetradic

#5b4239

#525b39

#39525b

#42395b

Square

#5b4239

#415b39

#39525b

#53395b

Shades

Color #5b4239 mixed toward black.

#4c372f

#3d2c26

#2d211c

#1e1613

#0f0b09

Tints

Color #5b4239 mixed toward white.

#805d50

#a2796b

#b99b90

#d1bcb5

#e8deda

Tones

Color #5b4239 mixed toward gray.

#58433c

#55453f

#524641

#504744

#4d4947

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51513b · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#53543c · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#5a3d3d · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4239;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4239]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#5b4239 (#5b4239) is rgb(91, 66, 57) in RGB.

No, #5b4239 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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