Colour

#5B5956

#5B5956
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5956 is a grey with RGB values 91, 89, 86 and HSL 36°, 3%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B5956

RGBrgb(91, 89, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.349, 0.3373

RGB percentages35.7%, 34.9%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(36, 2.8%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 5.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 5.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,986,646

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A4A6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5956no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5956no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5C5858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56585B

Analogous#5B5656, #5B5B56

Triadic#565B59, #59565B

Split complementary#565B5B, #56565B

Tetradic#565B57, #56585B, #5B565B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0BFBD

Lighter +30%#A8A6A2

Lighter +20%#8F8C88

Lighter +10%#75736F

Darker −10%#413F3D

Darker −20%#272624

Darker −30%#0C0C0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#715D40

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R91

G89

B86

Red91 (35.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)2.82%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 59 · B 56

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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