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Recognised as Colour

#585E5C

  • #585E5C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#585E5C is a grey with RGB values 88, 94, 92 and HSL 160°, 3%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#585E5C#585E5C
HEX#585E5C
RGBrgb(88, 94, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3686, 0.3608
RGB percentages34.5%, 36.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(160, 3.3%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 6.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK6.4%, 0%, 2.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,791,324
CSS custom property--colour: #585E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A7A1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#575E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E585A
Analogous#585E59, #585D5E
Triadic#5C585E, #5E5C58
Split complementary#5E585D, #5E5958
Tetradic#59585E, #5E585A, #5D5E58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC3C2
Lighter +30%#A5AAA8
Lighter +20%#8A928F
Lighter +10%#717876
Darker −10%#3F4442
Darker −20%#272928
Darker −30%#0E0F0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#417564
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R88
G94
B92
Red88 (34.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.3%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 58 · G 5E · B 5C

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