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Colour

#52555F

  • #52555F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#52555F is a grey with RGB values 82, 85, 95 and HSL 226°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52555F#52555F
HEX#52555F
RGBrgb(82, 85, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3333, 0.3725
RGB percentages32.2%, 33.3%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(226.2, 7.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 13.7%, 37.3%)
CMYK13.7%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,395,807
CSS custom property--colour: #52555F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#ADAAA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52565Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#51555Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F5758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F5C52
Analogous#525C5F, #56525F
Triadic#5F5255, #555F52
Split complementary#5F5652, #5B5F52
Tetradic#5F525B, #5F5C52, #525F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BABCC3
Lighter +30%#9EA1AC
Lighter +20%#838794
Lighter +10%#6A6D7A
Darker −10%#3A3D44
Darker −20%#232428
Darker −30%#0B0C0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C4975
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R82
G85
B95
Red82 (32.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)7.34%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 55 · B 5F

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