#5B6049#5B6049

#5B6049 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.036 H 117.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6049
RGB	rgb(91, 96, 73)
HSL	hsl(73, 14%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(73, 24%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 24%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, -6.43, 12.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 14.07, 117.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% -0.0167 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.036 117.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6997, 11.0710, 7.9280)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6049 #4E4960

analogous

#605949 #5B6049 #4F6049

triadic

#5B6049 #495B60 #60495B

tetradic

#5B6049 #496059 #4E4960 #60494F

square

#5B6049 #496059 #4E4960 #60494F

split-complementary

#5B6049 #494F60 #594960

monochromatic

#191A14 #3A3D2F #5B6049 #7C8363 #9AA183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#5B6049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#5B6049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6049

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6049	1.00	6.53	3.21	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 96, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.036 117.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898d7b',
    500: '#5b6049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6049;
$custom-light: #898d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.043,
    "s": 13.609,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47787,
    "c": 0.03599,
    "h": 117.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6049

secondary

#7C778E

accent

#71B680

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#F0F0EE

border

#CBCBC9

text

#0B0C09

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6049

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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