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Colour

#5B5959

  • #5B5959
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5959 is a grey with RGB values 91, 89, 89 and HSL 0°, 1%, 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

#5B5959#5B5959
HEX#5B5959
RGBrgb(91, 89, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.349, 0.349
RGB percentages35.7%, 34.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(0, 1.1%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.2%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 2.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,649
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A4A6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595959no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5A59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5959no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595B5B
Analogous#5B595A, #5B5A59
Triadic#595B59, #59595B
Split complementary#595B5A, #595A5B
Tetradic#5A5B59, #595B5B, #5A595B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1BFBF
Lighter +30%#A7A6A6
Lighter +20%#8E8C8C
Lighter +10%#757272
Darker −10%#414040
Darker −20%#272727
Darker −30%#0E0D0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#724242
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R91
G89
B89
Red91 (35.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.11%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 59 · B 59

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