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Recognised as Colour

#5D5E63

  • #5D5E63
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D5E63 is a grey with RGB values 93, 94, 99 and HSL 230°, 3%, 38%. 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

#5D5E63#5D5E63
HEX#5D5E63
RGBrgb(93, 94, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3686, 0.3882
RGB percentages36.5%, 36.9%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(230, 3.1%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 6.1%, 38.8%)
CMYK6.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,119,011
CSS custom property--colour: #5D5E63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A2A19C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5E63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4Gray · ΔE 14Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Dark grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63625D
Analogous#5D6163, #5F5D63
Triadic#635D5E, #5E635D
Split complementary#635F5D, #61635D
Tetradic#635D61, #63625D, #5D635F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C5C8
Lighter +30%#AAABAF
Lighter +20%#909196
Lighter +10%#76777D
Darker −10%#444549
Darker −20%#2C2C2E
Darker −30%#131314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#454E7B
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R93
G94
B99
Red93 (36.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)3.13%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 5E · B 63

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