#5f5e55

Color #5f5e55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5e55

RGB

rgb(95, 94, 85)

HSL

hsl(54, 5.6%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54, 10.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 10.5%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(39.74, -1.4, 5.3)

LCH

lch(39.74, 5.48, 104.8)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0141, 101.87)

HWB

hwb(54, 33.3%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55565f

Analogous

#5f5955

#5f5e55

#5b5f55

Triadic

#5f5e55

#555f5e

#5e555f

Split-complementary

#5f5e55

#555b5f

#59555f

Tetradic

#5f5e55

#565f55

#55565f

#5e555f

Square

#5f5e55

#555f59

#55565f

#5f555b

Shades

Color #5f5e55 mixed toward black.

#4f4e47

#3f3f39

#302f2a

#201f1c

#10100e

Tints

Color #5f5e55 mixed toward white.

#7c7b6f

#97968b

#b1b0a8

#cbcac5

#e5e5e2

Tones

Color #5f5e55 mixed toward gray.

#5e5d56

#5d5d57

#5d5c57

#5c5b58

#5b5b59

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

#5f5f57 · ΔE 0.8

Deuteranopia

#5f5f58 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#5f5959 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5e55]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#5f5e55 (#5f5e55) is rgb(95, 94, 85) in RGB.

No, #5f5e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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