Colour

#52514E

#52514E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#52514E is a grey with RGB values 82, 81, 78 and HSL 45°, 3%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52514E#52514E

HEX#52514E

RGBrgb(82, 81, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3176, 0.3059

RGB percentages32.2%, 31.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(45, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK0%, 1.2%, 4.9%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,394,766

CSS custom property--colour: #52514E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#ADAEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#52514Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#535050no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Teal · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4E4F52

Analogous#524F4E, #51524E

Triadic#4E5251, #514E52

Split complementary#4E5152, #4F4E52

Tetradic#4E524F, #4E4F52, #524E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8B7B4

Lighter +30%#9F9E9A

Lighter +20%#868580

Lighter +10%#6C6B67

Darker −10%#383735

Darker −20%#1E1D1C

Darker −30%#040403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#665B3A

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R82

G81

B78

Red82 (32.2%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)2.5%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 52 · G 51 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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