#5b534e

Color #5b534e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b534e

RGB

rgb(91, 83, 78)

HSL

hsl(23.1, 7.7%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.1, 14.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 14.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.91, 2.3, 4.11)

LCH

lch(35.91, 4.71, 60.77)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0133, 54.16)

HWB

hwb(23.1, 30.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e565b

Analogous

#5b4e4f

#5b534e

#5b594e

Triadic

#5b534e

#4e5b53

#534e5b

Split-complementary

#5b534e

#4e5b59

#4e4f5b

Tetradic

#5b534e

#565b4e

#4e565b

#534e5b

Square

#5b534e

#4f5b4e

#4e565b

#594e5b

Shades

Color #5b534e mixed toward black.

#4c4541

#3d3734

#2d2927

#1e1c1a

#0f0e0d

Tints

Color #5b534e mixed toward white.

#7a6f68

#968b85

#b0a8a3

#cbc5c2

#e5e2e0

Tones

Color #5b534e mixed toward gray.

#5a534f

#595350

#585451

#575452

#555453

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58584f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#585950 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#5b5050 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b534e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b534e]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#5b534e (#5b534e) is rgb(91, 83, 78) in RGB.

No, #5b534e 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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