#5b4938

Color #5b4938

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 6.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5b4938

RGB

rgb(91, 73, 56)

HSL

hsl(29.1, 23.8%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.1, 38.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 38.5%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(32.43, 4.88, 13.06)

LCH

lch(32.43, 13.94, 69.51)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0363, 64.92)

HWB

hwb(29.1, 22%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#384a5b

Analogous

#5b3838

#5b4938

#5b5a38

Triadic

#5b4938

#385b49

#49385b

Split-complementary

#5b4938

#385b5a

#38385b

Tetradic

#5b4938

#4a5b38

#384a5b

#49385b

Square

#5b4938

#385b38

#384a5b

#5a385b

Shades

Color #5b4938 mixed toward black.

#4c3d2f

#3d3125

#2d241c

#1e1813

#0f0c09

Tints

Color #5b4938 mixed toward white.

#80674f

#a38569

#baa48f

#d1c2b4

#e8e1da

Tones

Color #5b4938 mixed toward gray.

#58493b

#55493e

#524941

#4f4944

#4c4947

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54543d · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#55563e · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#5a4041 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4938;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4938]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Linen #faf0e6

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#5b4938 (#5b4938) is rgb(91, 73, 56) in RGB.

No, #5b4938 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5b4938, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast