#5b4e4e

Color #5b4e4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e4e

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 78)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.7%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 14.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 14.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(34.44, 5.41, 2)

LCH

lch(34.44, 5.77, 20.29)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0174, 17.71)

HWB

hwb(0, 30.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5b5b

Analogous

#5b4e54

#5b4e4e

#5b544e

Triadic

#5b4e4e

#4e5b4e

#4e4e5b

Split-complementary

#5b4e4e

#4e5b54

#4e545b

Tetradic

#5b4e4e

#5b5b4e

#4e5b5b

#4e4e5b

Square

#5b4e4e

#545b4e

#4e5b5b

#544e5b

Shades

Color #5b4e4e mixed toward black.

#4c4141

#3d3434

#2d2727

#1e1a1a

#0f0d0d

Tints

Color #5b4e4e mixed toward white.

#7a6868

#968585

#b0a3a3

#cbc2c2

#e5e0e0

Tones

Color #5b4e4e mixed toward gray.

#5a4f4f

#595050

#585151

#575252

#555353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56564e · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#56574e · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#5a4e4e · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e4e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e4e (#5b4e4e) is rgb(91, 78, 78) in RGB.

No, #5b4e4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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