#5b5541

Color #5b5541

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5541

RGB

rgb(91, 85, 65)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 16.7%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 28.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 28.6%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.18, -1.18, 12.58)

LCH

lch(36.18, 12.64, 95.36)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.032, 93.41)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 25.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#41475b

Analogous

#5b4841

#5b5541

#545b41

Triadic

#5b5541

#415b55

#55415b

Split-complementary

#5b5541

#41545b

#48415b

Tetradic

#5b5541

#475b41

#41475b

#55415b

Square

#5b5541

#415b48

#41475b

#5b4154

Shades

Color #5b5541 mixed toward black.

#4c4736

#3d392b

#2e2b20

#1e1c16

#0f0e0b

Tints

Color #5b5541 mixed toward white.

#7d755a

#9d9475

#b5ae98

#cec9ba

#e6e4dd

Tones

Color #5b5541 mixed toward gray.

#595443

#575345

#555248

#52504a

#504f4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585846 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#595948 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#5b4a4b · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5541;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5541]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#5b5541 (#5b5541) is rgb(91, 85, 65) in RGB.

No, #5b5541 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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