#5b5751

Color #5b5751

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5751

RGB

rgb(91, 87, 81)

HSL

hsl(36, 5.8%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 11%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 11%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.18, 0.42, 4.06)

LCH

lch(37.18, 4.08, 84.09)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.0108, 78.27)

HWB

hwb(36, 31.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51555b

Analogous

#5b5251

#5b5751

#5a5b51

Triadic

#5b5751

#515b57

#57515b

Split-complementary

#5b5751

#515a5b

#52515b

Tetradic

#5b5751

#555b51

#51555b

#57515b

Square

#5b5751

#515b52

#51555b

#5b515a

Shades

Color #5b5751 mixed toward black.

#4c4843

#3d3a36

#2d2b28

#1e1d1b

#0f0e0d

Tints

Color #5b5751 mixed toward white.

#79736b

#959088

#afaba6

#cac7c3

#e4e3e1

Tones

Color #5b5751 mixed toward gray.

#5a5752

#595753

#585653

#585654

#575655

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595953 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5a53 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#5b5454 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5751;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5751]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#5b5751 (#5b5751) is rgb(91, 87, 81) in RGB.

No, #5b5751 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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