#5e5e59

Color #5e5e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5e59

RGB

rgb(94, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 5.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(39.76, -1.03, 2.86)

LCH

lch(39.76, 3.04, 109.81)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0078, 107.05)

HWB

hwb(60, 34.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59595e

Analogous

#5e5c59

#5e5e59

#5c5e59

Triadic

#5e5e59

#595e5e

#5e595e

Split-complementary

#5e5e59

#595c5e

#5c595e

Tetradic

#5e5e59

#595e59

#59595e

#5e595e

Square

#5e5e59

#595e5c

#59595e

#5e595c

Shades

Color #5e5e59 mixed toward black.

#4e4e4a

#3f3f3b

#2f2f2d

#1f1f1e

#10100f

Tints

Color #5e5e59 mixed toward white.

#7a7a74

#95958f

#afafab

#cacac7

#e4e4e3

Tones

Color #5e5e59 mixed toward gray.

#5e5e59

#5d5d5a

#5c5c5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e5a · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#5e5e5b · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#5e5b5b · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5e59]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#5e5e59 (#5e5e59) is rgb(94, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #5e5e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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