Colour

#5B6163

#5B6163
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6163 is a grey with RGB values 91, 97, 99 and HSL 195°, 4%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B6163#5B6163

HEX#5B6163

RGBrgb(91, 97, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3804, 0.3882

RGB percentages35.7%, 38%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(195, 4.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 8.1%, 38.8%)

CMYK8.1%, 2%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,707

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6163;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#A49E9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5F63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#596262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.6 Gray · ΔE 13.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.6, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#635D5B

Analogous#5B6361, #5B5D63

Triadic#635B61, #61635B

Split complementary#635B5D, #63615B

Tetradic#615B63, #635D5B, #5D635B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C6C7

Lighter +30%#A8ADAF

Lighter +20%#8D9497

Lighter +10%#737B7E

Darker −10%#434748

Darker −20%#2A2D2E

Darker −30%#121313

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#436D7B

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R91

G97

B99

Red91 (35.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)4.21%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 61 · B 63

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