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Colour

#535D5E

  • #535D5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#535D5E is a grey with RGB values 83, 93, 94 and HSL 185°, 6%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#535D5E#535D5E
HEX#535D5E
RGBrgb(83, 93, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3647, 0.3686
RGB percentages32.5%, 36.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(185.5, 6.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 11.7%, 36.9%)
CMYK11.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,390
CSS custom property--colour: #535D5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#ACA2A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5C5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#595A5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#505E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Teal · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5453
Analogous#535E5A, #53575E
Triadic#5E535D, #5D5E53
Split complementary#5E5357, #5E5A53
Tetradic#5A535E, #5E5453, #575E53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC2C3
Lighter +30%#9FAAAB
Lighter +20%#849193
Lighter +10%#6B7879
Darker −10%#3B4243
Darker −20%#232728
Darker −30%#0B0D0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D6F74
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R83
G93
B94
Red83 (32.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)6.21%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5D · B 5E

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