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Colour

#5B5745

  • #5B5745
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5745 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 87, 69 and HSL 49°, 14%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5745#5B5745
HEX#5B5745
RGBrgb(91, 87, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3412, 0.2706
RGB percentages35.7%, 34.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(49.1, 13.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 24.2%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 24.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,117
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5745;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A4A8BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5746no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5452no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7Gray · ΔE 20.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45495B
Analogous#5B4C45, #545B45
Triadic#455B57, #57455B
Split complementary#45545B, #4C455B
Tetradic#455B4C, #45495B, #5B4554

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BCAC
Lighter +30%#AAA58F
Lighter +20%#948E72
Lighter +10%#78735B
Darker −10%#3E3B2F
Darker −20%#212019
Darker −30%#040403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F6431
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R91
G87
B69
Red91 (35.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)13.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 57 · B 45

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