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Recognised as Colour

#5A6962

  • #5A6962
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A6962 is a grey with RGB values 90, 105, 98 and HSL 152°, 8%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A6962#5A6962
HEX#5A6962
RGBrgb(90, 105, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4118, 0.3843
RGB percentages35.3%, 41.2%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(152, 7.7%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152, 14.3%, 41.2%)
CMYK14.3%, 0%, 6.7%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,218
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#A5969D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686762no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#656562no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#576967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 13Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#695A61
Analogous#5A695A, #5A6869
Triadic#625A69, #69625A
Split complementary#695A68, #695A5A
Tetradic#5A5A69, #695A61, #68695A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CCC8
Lighter +30%#A8B4AE
Lighter +20%#8C9D95
Lighter +10%#72847C
Darker −10%#424E48
Darker −20%#2B322F
Darker −30%#131715
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#428164
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R90
G105
B98
Red90 (35.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue152°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 69 · B 62

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