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Recognised as Colour

#5A5A5B

  • #5A5A5B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5A5B is a grey with RGB values 90, 90, 91 and HSL 240°, 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

#5A5A5B#5A5A5B
HEX#5A5A5B
RGBrgb(90, 90, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3529, 0.3569
RGB percentages35.3%, 35.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(240, 0.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK1.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,921,371
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5A5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A5A5A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5A5Bno 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 text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2Gray · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5B5A
Analogous#5A5B5B, #5B5A5B
Triadic#5B5A5A, #5A5B5A
Split complementary#5B5B5A, #5B5B5A
Tetradic#5B5A5B, #5B5B5A, #5A5B5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C0C1
Lighter +30%#A7A7A7
Lighter +20%#8D8D8E
Lighter +10%#737375
Darker −10%#414141
Darker −20%#272728
Darker −30%#0E0E0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#434372
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R90
G90
B91
Red90 (35.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)0.55%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 5A · B 5B

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