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Colour

#5A605C

  • #5A605C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A605C is a grey with RGB values 90, 96, 92 and HSL 140°, 3%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A605C#5A605C
HEX#5A605C
RGBrgb(90, 96, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3765, 0.3608
RGB percentages35.3%, 37.6%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(140, 3.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 6.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK6.2%, 0%, 4.2%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,922,908
CSS custom property--colour: #5A605C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A59FA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605F5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#59605Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#605A5E
Analogous#5B605A, #5A605F
Triadic#5C5A60, #605C5A
Split complementary#5F5A60, #605A5B
Tetradic#5A5B60, #605A5E, #605F5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C5C2
Lighter +30%#A7ACA9
Lighter +20%#8C948F
Lighter +10%#737A75
Darker −10%#414643
Darker −20%#292B2A
Darker −30%#101110
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#437754
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R90
G96
B92
Red90 (35.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)3.23%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 60 · B 5C

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