#5d5251

Color #5d5251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5251

RGB

rgb(93, 82, 81)

HSL

hsl(5, 6.9%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 12.9%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 12.9%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(35.9, 4.33, 2.24)

LCH

lch(35.9, 4.88, 27.35)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0147, 24.12)

HWB

hwb(5, 31.8%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515c5d

Analogous

#5d5156

#5d5251

#5d5851

Triadic

#5d5251

#515d52

#52515d

Split-complementary

#5d5251

#515d58

#51565d

Tetradic

#5d5251

#5c5d51

#515c5d

#52515d

Square

#5d5251

#565d51

#515c5d

#58515d

Shades

Color #5d5251 mixed toward black.

#4d4443

#3e3736

#2e2928

#1f1b1b

#0f0e0d

Tints

Color #5d5251 mixed toward white.

#7b6c6b

#978987

#b1a6a5

#cbc4c3

#e5e1e1

Tones

Color #5d5251 mixed toward gray.

#5c5352

#5b5453

#5a5454

#595555

#585656

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

#585851 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#595a51 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#5c5151 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5251]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#5d5251 (#5d5251) is rgb(93, 82, 81) in RGB.

No, #5d5251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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