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Recognised as Colour

#514C57

  • #514C57
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514C57 is a grey with RGB values 81, 76, 87 and HSL 267°, 7%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514C57#514C57
HEX#514C57
RGBrgb(81, 76, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.298, 0.3412
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.8%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(267.3, 6.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 12.6%, 34.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,959
CSS custom property--colour: #514C57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#AEB3A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4E58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#504D50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52574C
Analogous#4C4C57, #564C57
Triadic#57514C, #4C5751
Split complementary#57564C, #4C574C
Tetradic#574C4C, #52574C, #4C5756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B3BC
Lighter +30%#9D97A5
Lighter +20%#847C8D
Lighter +10%#6A6472
Darker −10%#38343C
Darker −20%#1E1C21
Darker −30%#050505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F386B
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R81
G76
B87
Red81 (31.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)6.75%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4C · B 57

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