Colour

#52595A

#52595A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#52595A is a grey with RGB values 82, 89, 90 and HSL 188°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52595A#52595A

HEX#52595A

RGBrgb(82, 89, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.349, 0.3529

RGB percentages32.2%, 34.9%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(187.5, 4.7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 8.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK8.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,396,826

CSS custom property--colour: #52595A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#ADA6A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58585Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#56575Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#505A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Gray · ΔE 16.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Teal · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A5352

Analogous#525A57, #52555A

Triadic#5A5259, #595A52

Split complementary#5A5255, #5A5752

Tetradic#57525A, #5A5352, #555A52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9BEBF

Lighter +30%#9EA6A7

Lighter +20%#848D8E

Lighter +10%#6A7375

Darker −10%#3A3F3F

Darker −20%#212425

Darker −30%#090A0A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D6970

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R82

G89

B90

Red82 (32.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)4.65%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 59 · B 5A

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Colour values

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