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Recognised as Colour

#5C555B

  • #5C555B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C555B is a grey with RGB values 92, 85, 91 and HSL 309°, 4%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C555B#5C555B
HEX#5C555B
RGBrgb(92, 85, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3333, 0.3569
RGB percentages36.1%, 33.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(308.6, 4%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 7.6%, 36.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 1.1%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,051,163
CSS custom property--colour: #5C555B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A3AAA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55565Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#56575Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#555C56
Analogous#5A555C, #5C5558
Triadic#5B5C55, #555B5C
Split complementary#585C55, #555C5A
Tetradic#5C5A55, #555C56, #55585C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1BCC0
Lighter +30%#A9A1A8
Lighter +20%#90878F
Lighter +10%#776D75
Darker −10%#413D41
Darker −20%#272427
Darker −30%#0C0C0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#723F6B
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R92
G85
B91
Red92 (36.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.95%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5C · G 55 · B 5B

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