#5e5146

Color #5e5146

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5146

RGB

rgb(94, 81, 70)

HSL

hsl(27.5, 14.6%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.5, 25.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 25.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.41, 3.41, 8.46)

LCH

lch(35.41, 9.12, 68.05)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0246, 62.39)

HWB

hwb(27.5, 27.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46535e

Analogous

#5e4647

#5e5146

#5e5d46

Triadic

#5e5146

#465e51

#51465e

Split-complementary

#5e5146

#465e5d

#46475e

Tetradic

#5e5146

#535e46

#46535e

#51465e

Square

#5e5146

#475e46

#46535e

#5d465e

Shades

Color #5e5146 mixed toward black.

#4e443a

#3f362f

#2f2923

#1f1b17

#100e0c

Tints

Color #5e5146 mixed toward white.

#7f6e5f

#9d8a7b

#b5a89c

#cec5bd

#e6e2de

Tones

Color #5e5146 mixed toward gray.

#5c5148

#5a514a

#58524c

#56524e

#545250

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595949 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#595a4a · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#5d4b4b · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5146;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5146]

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Frequently asked questions

#5e5146 (#5e5146) is rgb(94, 81, 70) in RGB.

No, #5e5146 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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