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Recognised as Colour

#5A5853

  • #5A5853
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5853 is a grey with RGB values 90, 88, 83 and HSL 43°, 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

#5A5853#5A5853
HEX#5A5853
RGBrgb(90, 88, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3451, 0.3255
RGB percentages35.3%, 34.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(42.9, 4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 7.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 7.8%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,920,851
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5853;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A5A7AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595853no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#5B5757no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53555A
Analogous#5A5553, #595A53
Triadic#535A58, #58535A
Split complementary#53595A, #55535A
Tetradic#535A55, #53555A, #5A5359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBEBA
Lighter +30%#A7A59F
Lighter +20%#8E8C85
Lighter +10%#75726B
Darker −10%#3F3E3B
Darker −20%#252422
Darker −30%#0A0A0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#70613D
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R90
G88
B83
Red90 (35.3%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)4.05%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 58 · B 53

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