Colour

#5B5652

#5B5652
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5652 is a grey with RGB values 91, 86, 82 and HSL 27°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B5652

RGBrgb(91, 86, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3373, 0.3216

RGB percentages35.7%, 33.7%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(26.7, 5.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 9.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 9.9%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,985,874

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5652;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#A4A9AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585652no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#595752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5D5555no 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 text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#52575B

Analogous#5B5253, #5B5B52

Triadic#525B56, #56525B

Split complementary#525B5B, #52525B

Tetradic#535B52, #52575B, #5B525B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0BCB9

Lighter +30%#A8A29E

Lighter +20%#908983

Lighter +10%#766F6A

Darker −10%#403D3A

Darker −20%#252322

Darker −30%#0B0A09

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#71543C

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R91

G86

B82

Red91 (35.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue26.67°

Saturation (HSL)5.2%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 56 · B 52

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