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Colour

#5D5C59

  • #5D5C59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D5C59 is a grey with RGB values 93, 92, 89 and HSL 45°, 2%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D5C59#5D5C59
HEX#5D5C59
RGBrgb(93, 92, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3608, 0.349
RGB percentages36.5%, 36.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(45, 2.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 4.3%, 36.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 4.3%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,118,489
CSS custom property--colour: #5D5C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A2A3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#5E5B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.7Gray · ΔE 14.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595A5D
Analogous#5D5A59, #5C5D59
Triadic#595D5C, #5C595D
Split complementary#595C5D, #5A595D
Tetradic#595D5A, #595A5D, #5D595C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C2C0
Lighter +30%#A9A8A6
Lighter +20%#908F8C
Lighter +10%#777672
Darker −10%#434240
Darker −20%#292827
Darker −30%#0F0F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#746742
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R93
G92
B89
Red93 (36.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)2.2%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5D · G 5C · B 59

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