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Recognised as Colour

#535A59

  • #535A59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#535A59 is a grey with RGB values 83, 90, 89 and HSL 171°, 4%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#535A59#535A59
HEX#535A59
RGBrgb(83, 90, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3529, 0.349
RGB percentages32.5%, 35.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(171.4, 4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 7.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 1.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,617
CSS custom property--colour: #535A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#ACA5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595959no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#585859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#515A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5354
Analogous#535A56, #53585A
Triadic#59535A, #5A5953
Split complementary#5A5358, #5A5653
Tetradic#56535A, #5A5354, #585A53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BABFBE
Lighter +30%#9FA7A6
Lighter +20%#858E8D
Lighter +10%#6B7573
Darker −10%#3B3F3F
Darker −20%#222525
Darker −30%#0A0A0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D7068
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R83
G90
B89
Red83 (32.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.05%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5A · B 59

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