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Colour

#5D5C5C

  • #5D5C5C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D5C5C is a grey with RGB values 93, 92, 92 and HSL 0°, 1%, 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

#5D5C5C#5D5C5C
HEX#5D5C5C
RGBrgb(93, 92, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3608, 0.3608
RGB percentages36.5%, 36.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(0, 0.5%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,118,492
CSS custom property--colour: #5D5C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A2A3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.3Gray · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5D5D
Analogous#5D5C5D, #5D5D5C
Triadic#5C5D5C, #5C5C5D
Split complementary#5C5D5D, #5C5D5D
Tetradic#5D5D5C, #5C5D5D, #5D5C5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3C2C2
Lighter +30%#A9A9A9
Lighter +20%#908F8F
Lighter +10%#777575
Darker −10%#434343
Darker −20%#2A2929
Darker −30%#101010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#744545
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R93
G92
B92
Red93 (36.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0.54%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5D · G 5C · B 5C

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