Colour

#5A5A59

#5A5A59
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5A59 is a grey with RGB values 90, 90, 89 and HSL 60°, 1%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5A59

RGBrgb(90, 90, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3529, 0.349

RGB percentages35.3%, 35.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(60, 0.6%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 1.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,921,369

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A5A5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5A59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#5A5A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59595A

Analogous#5A5A59, #5A5A59

Triadic#595A5A, #5A595A

Split complementary#595A5A, #5A595A

Tetradic#595A5A, #59595A, #5A595A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0C0BF

Lighter +30%#A6A6A6

Lighter +20%#8D8D8C

Lighter +10%#747472

Darker −10%#404040

Darker −20%#272726

Darker −30%#0D0D0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#707043

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R90

G90

B89

Red90 (35.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)0.56%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 5A · G 5A · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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