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Recognised as Colour

#5E525D

  • #5E525D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E525D is a grey with RGB values 94, 82, 93 and HSL 305°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E525D#5E525D
HEX#5E525D
RGBrgb(94, 82, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3216, 0.3647
RGB percentages36.9%, 32.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(305, 6.8%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 12.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 1.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,181,469
CSS custom property--colour: #5E525D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A1ADA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52555Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#54565Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5356no 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 text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#525E53
Analogous#59525E, #5E5257
Triadic#5D5E52, #525D5E
Split complementary#575E52, #525E59
Tetradic#5E5952, #525E53, #52575E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BAC2
Lighter +30%#AB9EAA
Lighter +20%#938392
Lighter +10%#796A78
Darker −10%#433A42
Darker −20%#282227
Darker −30%#0C0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#743C6F
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R94
G82
B93
Red94 (36.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)6.82%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 52 · B 5D

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