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Recognised as Colour

#5A5A4E

  • #5A5A4E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5A4E is a grey with RGB values 90, 90, 78 and HSL 60°, 7%, 33%. 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

#5A5A4E#5A5A4E
HEX#5A5A4E
RGBrgb(90, 90, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3529, 0.3059
RGB percentages35.3%, 35.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(60, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 13.3%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,921,358
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A5A5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C594Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C594Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E4E5A
Analogous#5A544E, #545A4E
Triadic#4E5A5A, #5A4E5A
Split complementary#4E545A, #544E5A
Tetradic#4E5A54, #4E4E5A, #5A4E54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBFB5
Lighter +30%#A7A79A
Lighter +20%#90907E
Lighter +10%#757566
Darker −10%#3F3F36
Darker −20%#23231F
Darker −30%#080807
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F6F39
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R90
G90
B78
Red90 (35.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 5A · G 5A · B 4E

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