#5e5851

Color #5e5851

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5851

RGB

rgb(94, 88, 81)

HSL

hsl(32.3, 7.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32.3, 13.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 13.8%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.76, 1.06, 4.93)

LCH

lch(37.76, 5.04, 77.87)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0136, 71.57)

HWB

hwb(32.3, 31.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51575e

Analogous

#5e5151

#5e5851

#5d5e51

Triadic

#5e5851

#515e58

#58515e

Split-complementary

#5e5851

#515d5e

#51515e

Tetradic

#5e5851

#575e51

#51575e

#58515e

Square

#5e5851

#515e51

#51575e

#5e515d

Shades

Color #5e5851 mixed toward black.

#4e4943

#3f3b36

#2f2c28

#1f1d1b

#100f0d

Tints

Color #5e5851 mixed toward white.

#7c746b

#989087

#b1aca5

#cbc7c3

#e5e3e1

Tones

Color #5e5851 mixed toward gray.

#5d5852

#5c5853

#5b5854

#5a5855

#595856

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b53 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#5c5c53 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#5e5454 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5851;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5851]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Linen #faf0e6

Frequently asked questions

#5e5851 (#5e5851) is rgb(94, 88, 81) in RGB.

No, #5e5851 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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