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Colour

#52575B

  • #52575B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#52575B is a grey with RGB values 82, 87, 91 and HSL 207°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52575B#52575B
HEX#52575B
RGBrgb(82, 87, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3412, 0.3569
RGB percentages32.2%, 34.1%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(206.7, 5.2%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 9.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK9.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,396,315
CSS custom property--colour: #52575B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#ADA8A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55575Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#54565Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#505858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 12Gray · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Teal · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5652
Analogous#525B5B, #52525B
Triadic#5B5257, #575B52
Split complementary#5B5252, #5B5B52
Tetradic#5B525B, #5B5652, #535B52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9BDC0
Lighter +30%#9EA4A8
Lighter +20%#838A90
Lighter +10%#6A7176
Darker −10%#3A3D40
Darker −20%#222425
Darker −30%#090A0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C5971
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R82
G87
B91
Red82 (32.2%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.2%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 57 · B 5B

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