Colour

#5A5957

#5A5957
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5957 is a grey with RGB values 90, 89, 87 and HSL 40°, 2%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5957

RGBrgb(90, 89, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.349, 0.3412

RGB percentages35.3%, 34.9%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(40, 1.7%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 3.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 1.1%, 3.3%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,921,111

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1

Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A5A6A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5957no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#5B5958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57585A

Analogous#5A5857, #5A5A57

Triadic#575A59, #59575A

Split complementary#575A5A, #57575A

Tetradic#575A57, #57585A, #5A575A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0BFBD

Lighter +30%#A7A6A3

Lighter +20%#8D8C8A

Lighter +10%#747370

Darker −10%#403F3E

Darker −20%#262625

Darker −30%#0C0C0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#706041

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R90

G89

B87

Red90 (35.3%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)1.69%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5A · G 59 · B 57

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