Colour

#5B5849

#5B5849
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5849 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 88, 73 and HSL 50°, 11%, 32%. 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#5B5849

RGBrgb(91, 88, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3451, 0.2863

RGB percentages35.7%, 34.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(50, 11%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 19.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 19.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,986,377

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5849;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A4A7B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5748no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C5849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5E5654no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494C5B

Analogous#5B4F49, #555B49

Triadic#495B58, #58495B

Split complementary#49555B, #4F495B

Tetradic#495B4F, #494C5B, #5B4955

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0BDB0

Lighter +30%#A9A694

Lighter +20%#928E78

Lighter +10%#777360

Darker −10%#3F3D32

Darker −20%#22211C

Darker −30%#060605

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#706634

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R91

G88

B73

Red91 (35.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)10.98%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 58 · B 49

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