Colour

#5A5255

#5A5255
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5255 is a grey with RGB values 90, 82, 85 and HSL 338°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5255

RGBrgb(90, 82, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3216, 0.3333

RGB percentages35.3%, 32.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(337.5, 4.7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 8.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 5.6%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,919,317

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#A5ADAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#545455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5B5253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#525A57

Analogous#5A5259, #5A5352

Triadic#555A52, #52555A

Split complementary#525A53, #52595A

Tetradic#595A52, #525A57, #53525A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFB9BB

Lighter +30%#A79EA1

Lighter +20%#8E8488

Lighter +10%#756A6E

Darker −10%#3F3A3C

Darker −20%#252123

Darker −30%#0A0909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#703D50

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R90

G82

B85

Red90 (35.3%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)4.65%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 52 · B 55

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Colour values

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