Colour

#5B6463

#5B6463
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6463 is a grey with RGB values 91, 100, 99 and HSL 173°, 5%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6463

RGBrgb(91, 100, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3922, 0.3882

RGB percentages35.7%, 39.2%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(173.3, 4.7%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 9%, 39.2%)

CMYK9%, 0%, 1%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,989,475

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6463;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#A49B9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#616263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#596564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.7 Gray · ΔE 12.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.68, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#645B5C

Analogous#5B645F, #5B6164

Triadic#635B64, #64635B

Split complementary#645B61, #645F5B

Tetradic#5F5B64, #645B5C, #61645B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C8C8

Lighter +30%#A8B0AF

Lighter +20%#8D9896

Lighter +10%#737F7D

Darker −10%#434949

Darker −20%#2A2F2E

Darker −30%#121414

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#437C76

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R91

G100

B99

Red91 (35.7%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue173.33°

Saturation (HSL)4.71%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 64 · B 63

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