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Recognised as Colour

#5C585E

  • #5C585E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C585E is a grey with RGB values 92, 88, 94 and HSL 280°, 3%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C585E#5C585E
HEX#5C585E
RGBrgb(92, 88, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3451, 0.3686
RGB percentages36.1%, 34.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(280, 3.3%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 6.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,051,934
CSS custom property--colour: #5C585E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A3A7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57595Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#58595Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5E58
Analogous#59585E, #5E585D
Triadic#5E5C58, #585E5C
Split complementary#5D5E58, #585E59
Tetradic#5E5958, #5A5E58, #585D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BFC3
Lighter +30%#A8A5AA
Lighter +20%#8F8A92
Lighter +10%#767178
Darker −10%#423F44
Darker −20%#282729
Darker −30%#0F0E0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#644175
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R92
G88
B94
Red92 (36.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)3.3%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 58 · B 5E

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