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Recognised as Colour

#525D55

  • #525D55
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#525D55 is a grey with RGB values 82, 93, 85 and HSL 136°, 6%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#525D55#525D55
HEX#525D55
RGBrgb(82, 93, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3647, 0.3333
RGB percentages32.2%, 36.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(136.4, 6.3%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.4, 11.8%, 36.5%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 8.6%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,845
CSS custom property--colour: #525D55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#ADA2AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5B55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5A55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#515D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Gray · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Teal · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D525A
Analogous#555D52, #525D5A
Triadic#55525D, #5D5552
Split complementary#5A525D, #5D5255
Tetradic#52555D, #5D525A, #5D5A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C2BC
Lighter +30%#9EAAA1
Lighter +20%#839287
Lighter +10%#6A786E
Darker −10%#3A423C
Darker −20%#222723
Darker −30%#0A0C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C734B
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R82
G93
B85
Red82 (32.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue136.36°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5D · B 55

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