Colour

#5C656F

#5C656F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5C656F is a blue with RGB values 92, 101, 111 and HSL 212°, 9%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C656F#5C656F

HEX#5C656F

RGBrgb(92, 101, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3961, 0.4353

RGB percentages36.1%, 39.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(211.6, 9.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 17.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK17.1%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,055,279

CSS custom property--colour: #5C656F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#A39A90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F636Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#576768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Gray · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F665C

Analogous#5C6F6F, #5D5C6F

Triadic#6F5C65, #656F5C

Split complementary#6F5D5C, #6F6F5C

Tetradic#6F5C6F, #6F665C, #5C6F5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C7CBD0

Lighter +30%#ABB2B9

Lighter +20%#8F98A2

Lighter +10%#737E8B

Darker −10%#454C53

Darker −20%#2E3237

Darker −30%#17191B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#436488

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R92

G101

B111

Red92 (36.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue211.58°

Saturation (HSL)9.36%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 65 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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