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Recognised as Colour

#515B5E

  • #515B5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#515B5E is a grey with RGB values 81, 91, 94 and HSL 194°, 7%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#515B5E#515B5E
HEX#515B5E
RGBrgb(81, 91, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3569, 0.3686
RGB percentages31.8%, 35.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(193.8, 7.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 13.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK13.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,331,806
CSS custom property--colour: #515B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#AEA4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#57585Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E5C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.8Gray · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Teal · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5451
Analogous#515E5B, #51555E
Triadic#5E515B, #5B5E51
Split complementary#5E5155, #5E5A51
Tetradic#5A515E, #5E5451, #555E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C0C2
Lighter +30%#9DA8AB
Lighter +20%#828F93
Lighter +10%#697679
Darker −10%#394043
Darker −20%#222627
Darker −30%#0A0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B6774
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R81
G91
B94
Red81 (31.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)7.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 5B · B 5E

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