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Recognised as Colour

#5C5461

  • #5C5461
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C5461 is a grey with RGB values 92, 84, 97 and HSL 277°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C5461#5C5461
HEX#5C5461
RGBrgb(92, 84, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3294, 0.3804
RGB percentages36.1%, 32.9%, 38%
HSLhsl(276.9, 7.2%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 13.4%, 38%)
CMYK5.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,050,913
CSS custom property--colour: #5C5461;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A3AB9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525662no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#545761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#596154
Analogous#555461, #61545F
Triadic#615C54, #54615C
Split complementary#5F6154, #546156
Tetradic#615654, #596154, #545F61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BCC5
Lighter +30%#A8A1AD
Lighter +20%#8F8596
Lighter +10%#766C7C
Darker −10%#423C46
Darker −20%#28252A
Darker −30%#0E0D0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#613D78
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R92
G84
B97
Red92 (36.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)7.18%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 54 · B 61

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