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Recognised as Colour

#5B5E66

  • #5B5E66
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5E66 is a grey with RGB values 91, 94, 102 and HSL 224°, 6%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5E66#5B5E66
HEX#5B5E66
RGBrgb(91, 94, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3686, 0.4
RGB percentages35.7%, 36.9%, 40%
HSLhsl(223.6, 5.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 10.8%, 40%)
CMYK10.8%, 7.8%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,987,942
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5E66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A4A199

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5E66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5E66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#595F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 14.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66635B
Analogous#5B6366, #5E5B66
Triadic#665B5E, #5E665B
Split complementary#665E5B, #63665B
Tetradic#665B63, #66635B, #5B665E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3C5CA
Lighter +30%#A8ABB2
Lighter +20%#8D919A
Lighter +10%#737781
Darker −10%#43454B
Darker −20%#2B2C30
Darker −30%#131315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#43537E
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R91
G94
B102
Red91 (35.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)5.7%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 5E · B 66

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