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Colour

#5B515B

  • #5B515B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B515B is a grey with RGB values 91, 81, 91 and HSL 300°, 6%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B515B#5B515B
HEX#5B515B
RGBrgb(91, 81, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3176, 0.3569
RGB percentages35.7%, 31.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(300, 5.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 11%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,984,603
CSS custom property--colour: #5B515B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A4AEA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50535Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#52545Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Gray · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515B51
Analogous#56515B, #5B5156
Triadic#5B5B51, #515B5B
Split complementary#565B51, #515B56
Tetradic#5B5651, #515B51, #51565B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B8C0
Lighter +30%#A89DA8
Lighter +20%#908290
Lighter +10%#766976
Darker −10%#403940
Darker −20%#252125
Darker −30%#0A090A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#713C71
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R91
G81
B91
Red91 (35.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)5.81%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 51 · B 5B

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