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Recognised as Colour

#5E515B

  • #5E515B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E515B is a grey with RGB values 94, 81, 91 and HSL 314°, 7%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E515B#5E515B
HEX#5E515B
RGBrgb(94, 81, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3176, 0.3569
RGB percentages36.9%, 31.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(313.8, 7.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 13.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 3.2%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,181,211
CSS custom property--colour: #5E515B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A1AEA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51545Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#54555Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 19.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515E54
Analogous#5A515E, #5E5155
Triadic#5B5E51, #515B5E
Split complementary#555E51, #515E5B
Tetradic#5E5B51, #515E54, #51555E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B9C0
Lighter +30%#AB9DA8
Lighter +20%#93828F
Lighter +10%#796976
Darker −10%#433940
Darker −20%#272226
Darker −30%#0C0A0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#743B67
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R94
G81
B91
Red94 (36.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue313.85°
Saturation (HSL)7.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 51 · B 5B

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