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Recognised as Colour

#53585C

  • #53585C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#53585C is a grey with RGB values 83, 88, 92 and HSL 207°, 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

#53585C#53585C
HEX#53585C
RGBrgb(83, 88, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3451, 0.3608
RGB percentages32.5%, 34.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(206.7, 5.1%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 9.8%, 36.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,108
CSS custom property--colour: #53585C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#ACA7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56585Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#55575Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#515959no 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 text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Teal · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5753
Analogous#535C5C, #53535C
Triadic#5C5358, #585C53
Split complementary#5C5353, #5C5C53
Tetradic#5C535C, #5C5753, #545C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BABEC1
Lighter +30%#9FA5A9
Lighter +20%#858B90
Lighter +10%#6B7277
Darker −10%#3B3E41
Darker −20%#232526
Darker −30%#0A0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D5A72
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R83
G88
B92
Red83 (32.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.14%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 58 · B 5C

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