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Colour

#5C5A5E

  • #5C5A5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C5A5E is a grey with RGB values 92, 90, 94 and HSL 270°, 2%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C5A5E#5C5A5E
HEX#5C5A5E
RGBrgb(92, 90, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3529, 0.3686
RGB percentages36.1%, 35.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(270, 2.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 4.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,052,446
CSS custom property--colour: #5C5A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A3A5A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5B5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5E5A
Analogous#5A5A5E, #5E5A5E
Triadic#5E5C5A, #5A5E5C
Split complementary#5E5E5A, #5A5E5A
Tetradic#5E5A5A, #5C5E5A, #5A5E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C1C3
Lighter +30%#A9A7AA
Lighter +20%#8F8D91
Lighter +10%#767378
Darker −10%#434144
Darker −20%#29282A
Darker −30%#100F10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C4375
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R92
G90
B94
Red92 (36.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)2.17%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 5A · B 5E

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