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Colour

#5B5951

  • #5B5951
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5951 is a grey with RGB values 91, 89, 81 and HSL 48°, 6%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5951#5B5951
HEX#5B5951
RGBrgb(91, 89, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.349, 0.3176
RGB percentages35.7%, 34.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(48, 5.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 11%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 11%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,641
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5951;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A4A6AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5851no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5951no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51535B
Analogous#5B5451, #585B51
Triadic#515B59, #59515B
Split complementary#51585B, #54515B
Tetradic#515B54, #51535B, #5B5158

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BEB8
Lighter +30%#A8A69D
Lighter +20%#908D82
Lighter +10%#767369
Darker −10%#403F39
Darker −20%#252421
Darker −30%#0A0A09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#71663C
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R91
G89
B81
Red91 (35.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)5.81%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 59 · B 51

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