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Recognised as Colour

#5B5A5A

  • #5B5A5A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5A5A is a grey with RGB values 91, 90, 90 and HSL 0°, 1%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5A5A#5B5A5A
HEX#5B5A5A
RGBrgb(91, 90, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3529, 0.3529
RGB percentages35.7%, 35.3%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(0, 0.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,906
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5A5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A4A5A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5A5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B5A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Gray · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5B5B
Analogous#5B5A5B, #5B5B5A
Triadic#5A5B5A, #5A5A5B
Split complementary#5A5B5B, #5A5B5B
Tetradic#5B5B5A, #5A5B5B, #5B5A5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C0C0
Lighter +30%#A7A7A7
Lighter +20%#8E8D8D
Lighter +10%#757373
Darker −10%#414141
Darker −20%#282727
Darker −30%#0E0E0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#724343
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R91
G90
B90
Red91 (35.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0.55%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 5A · B 5A

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