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Colour

#524A55

  • #524A55
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#524A55 is a grey with RGB values 82, 74, 85 and HSL 284°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#524A55#524A55
HEX#524A55
RGBrgb(82, 74, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2902, 0.3333
RGB percentages32.2%, 29%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(283.6, 6.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 12.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK3.5%, 12.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,392,981
CSS custom property--colour: #524A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#ADB5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4D55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#524B4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Black · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D554A
Analogous#4D4A55, #554A52
Triadic#55524A, #4A5552
Split complementary#52554A, #4A554D
Tetradic#554D4A, #4D554A, #4A5255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B0BB
Lighter +30%#9F95A3
Lighter +20%#867A8B
Lighter +10%#6C6270
Darker −10%#38323A
Darker −20%#1D1B1E
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B3669
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R82
G74
B85
Red82 (32.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)6.92%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 4A · B 55

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