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Recognised as Colour

#5B5F59

  • #5B5F59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5F59 is a grey with RGB values 91, 95, 89 and HSL 100°, 3%, 36%. 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

#5B5F59#5B5F59
HEX#5B5F59
RGBrgb(91, 95, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3725, 0.349
RGB percentages35.7%, 37.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(100, 3.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 6.3%, 37.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 6.3%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,988,185
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5F59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A4A0A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605E59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5E59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B5E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Cadetblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D595F
Analogous#5E5F59, #595F5A
Triadic#595B5F, #5F595B
Split complementary#5A595F, #5F595E
Tetradic#595E5F, #5D595F, #5F5A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C4C0
Lighter +30%#A8ABA6
Lighter +20%#8E938B
Lighter +10%#747972
Darker −10%#424540
Darker −20%#292A28
Darker −30%#0F100F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#537642
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R91
G95
B89
Red91 (35.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)3.26%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G 5F · B 59

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