Recognised as Colour

#575F5F

#575F5F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#575F5F is a grey with RGB values 87, 95, 95 and HSL 180°, 4%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#575F5F#575F5F

HEX#575F5F

RGBrgb(87, 95, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3725, 0.3725

RGB percentages34.1%, 37.3%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(180, 4.4%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 8.4%, 37.3%)

CMYK8.4%, 0%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,726,047

CSS custom property--colour: #575F5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#A8A0A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5E5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C5D5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#55605Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F5757

Analogous#575F5B, #575B5F

Triadic#5F575F, #5F5F57

Split complementary#5F575B, #5F5B57

Tetradic#5B575F, #5F5757, #5B5F57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC4C4

Lighter +30%#A4ABAB

Lighter +20%#899393

Lighter +10%#6F7A7A

Darker −10%#3F4444

Darker −20%#262A2A

Darker −30%#0E0F0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#407676

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R87

G95

B95

Red87 (34.1%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)4.4%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 5F · B 5F

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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