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Colour

#5E515C

  • #5E515C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E515C is a grey with RGB values 94, 81, 92 and HSL 309°, 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

#5E515C#5E515C
HEX#5E515C
RGBrgb(94, 81, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3176, 0.3608
RGB percentages36.9%, 31.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(309.2, 7.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 13.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 2.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,181,212
CSS custom property--colour: #5E515C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A1AEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51545Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#53555Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.1Gray · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515E53
Analogous#5A515E, #5E5155
Triadic#5C5E51, #515C5E
Split complementary#565E51, #515E5A
Tetradic#5E5A51, #515E53, #51565E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B9C1
Lighter +30%#AB9DA9
Lighter +20%#938290
Lighter +10%#796977
Darker −10%#433941
Darker −20%#272226
Darker −30%#0C0A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#743B6B
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R94
G81
B92
Red94 (36.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue309.23°
Saturation (HSL)7.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 51 · B 5C

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