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Recognised as Colour

#5C565C

  • #5C565C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C565C is a grey with RGB values 92, 86, 92 and HSL 300°, 3%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C565C#5C565C
HEX#5C565C
RGBrgb(92, 86, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3373, 0.3608
RGB percentages36.1%, 33.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(300, 3.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 6.5%, 36.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,051,420
CSS custom property--colour: #5C565C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A3A9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56575Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#57585Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5658no 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 text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Gray · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565C56
Analogous#59565C, #5C5659
Triadic#5C5C56, #565C5C
Split complementary#595C56, #565C59
Tetradic#5C5956, #565C56, #56595C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1BDC1
Lighter +30%#A9A2A9
Lighter +20%#908890
Lighter +10%#766F76
Darker −10%#423D42
Darker −20%#272527
Darker −30%#0D0C0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#724072
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R92
G86
B92
Red92 (36.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)3.37%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 56 · B 5C

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