Colour

#5B6056

#5B6056
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6056 is a grey with RGB values 91, 96, 86 and HSL 90°, 5%, 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

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HEX#5B6056

RGBrgb(91, 96, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3765, 0.3373

RGB percentages35.7%, 37.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(90, 5.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 10.4%, 37.6%)

CMYK5.2%, 0%, 10.4%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,438

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#A49FA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615F55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#605E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5B5F5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Gray · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B5660

Analogous#606056, #566056

Triadic#565B60, #60565B

Split complementary#565660, #605660

Tetradic#566060, #5B5660, #605656

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1C4BE

Lighter +30%#A8ACA3

Lighter +20%#8E9488

Lighter +10%#757B6E

Darker −10%#42453E

Darker −20%#282A26

Darker −30%#0F0F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B773F

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R91

G96

B86

Red91 (35.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)5.49%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 60 · B 56

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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