Recognised as Colour

#5D5E61

#5D5E61
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5D5E61 is a grey with RGB values 93, 94, 97 and HSL 225°, 2%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5D5E61

RGBrgb(93, 94, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3686, 0.3804

RGB percentages36.5%, 36.9%, 38%

HSLhsl(225, 2.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 4.1%, 38%)

CMYK4.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,119,009

CSS custom property--colour: #5D5E61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#A2A19E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#5C5F5Fno 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 text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.9 Gray · ΔE 13.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.88, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61605D

Analogous#5D6061, #5E5D61

Triadic#615D5E, #5E615D

Split complementary#615E5D, #60615D

Tetradic#615D60, #61605D, #5D615E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4C4C6

Lighter +30%#AAABAD

Lighter +20%#909194

Lighter +10%#76777B

Darker −10%#444547

Darker −20%#2B2C2D

Darker −30%#121213

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#455279

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R93

G94

B97

Red93 (36.5%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)2.11%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 5E · B 61

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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