Colour

#5B756A

#5B756A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B756A is a cyan with RGB values 91, 117, 106 and HSL 155°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B756A

RGBrgb(91, 117, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4588, 0.4157

RGB percentages35.7%, 45.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(154.6, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(154.6, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK22.2%, 0%, 9.4%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,993,834

CSS custom property--colour: #5B756A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#A48A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747169no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6E6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#557572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Gray · ΔE 14 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#755B66

Analogous#5B755D, #5B7375

Triadic#6A5B75, #756A5B

Split complementary#755B73, #755D5B

Tetradic#5D5B75, #755B66, #73755B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D4CF

Lighter +30%#ABBEB6

Lighter +20%#8FA89D

Lighter +10%#729184

Darker −10%#455850

Darker −20%#2E3C36

Darker −30%#181F1C

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#418F6E

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R91

G117

B106

Red91 (35.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue154.62°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 75 · B 6A

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Colour values

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