#5b5852

Color #5b5852

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5852

RGB

rgb(91, 88, 82)

HSL

hsl(40, 5.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 9.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 9.9%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.5, 0, 3.91)

LCH

lch(37.5, 3.91, 90)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0102, 84.4)

HWB

hwb(40, 32.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52555b

Analogous

#5b5352

#5b5852

#595b52

Triadic

#5b5852

#525b58

#58525b

Split-complementary

#5b5852

#52595b

#53525b

Tetradic

#5b5852

#555b52

#52555b

#58525b

Square

#5b5852

#525b53

#52555b

#5b5259

Shades

Color #5b5852 mixed toward black.

#4c4944

#3d3b37

#2d2c29

#1e1d1b

#0f0f0e

Tints

Color #5b5852 mixed toward white.

#78756d

#949189

#afaca6

#cac8c4

#e4e3e1

Tones

Color #5b5852 mixed toward gray.

#5a5853

#595753

#595754

#585755

#575756

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a53 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5a54 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5b5555 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5852;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5852]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#5b5852 (#5b5852) is rgb(91, 88, 82) in RGB.

No, #5b5852 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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