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Recognised as Colour

#5A5F63

  • #5A5F63
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5F63 is a grey with RGB values 90, 95, 99 and HSL 207°, 5%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A5F63#5A5F63
HEX#5A5F63
RGBrgb(90, 95, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3725, 0.3882
RGB percentages35.3%, 37.3%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(206.7, 4.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 9.1%, 38.8%)
CMYK9.1%, 4%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,922,659
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5F63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A5A09C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5F63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#586060no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#635E5A
Analogous#5A6363, #5A5A63
Triadic#635A5F, #5F635A
Split complementary#635A5A, #63635A
Tetradic#635A63, #635E5A, #5B635A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C5C7
Lighter +30%#A7ABAF
Lighter +20%#8C9297
Lighter +10%#72797E
Darker −10%#424548
Darker −20%#292C2E
Darker −30%#111213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#42627B
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R90
G95
B99
Red90 (35.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 5F · B 63

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