#5b5f52

Color #5b5f52

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5f52

RGB

rgb(91, 95, 82)

HSL

hsl(78.5, 7.3%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.5, 13.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 13.7%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(39.61, -4.21, 6.91)

LCH

lch(39.61, 8.09, 121.35)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0209, 121.1)

HWB

hwb(78.5, 32.2%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56525f

Analogous

#5f5c52

#5b5f52

#555f52

Triadic

#5b5f52

#525b5f

#5f525b

Split-complementary

#5b5f52

#52555f

#5c525f

Tetradic

#5b5f52

#525f56

#56525f

#5f525b

Square

#5b5f52

#525f5c

#56525f

#5f5255

Shades

Color #5b5f52 mixed toward black.

#4c4f44

#3d3f37

#2d2f29

#1e201b

#0f100e

Tints

Color #5b5f52 mixed toward white.

#777d6c

#939888

#aeb2a6

#c9ccc3

#e4e5e1

Tones

Color #5b5f52 mixed toward gray.

#5b5e53

#5a5d54

#5a5c55

#595b56

#595a57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d55 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5c56 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#5b5858 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5f52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5f52]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#5b5f52 (#5b5f52) is rgb(91, 95, 82) in RGB.

No, #5b5f52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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