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Colour

#5E5563

  • #5E5563
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5563 is a grey with RGB values 94, 85, 99 and HSL 279°, 8%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5563#5E5563
HEX#5E5563
RGBrgb(94, 85, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3333, 0.3882
RGB percentages36.9%, 33.3%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(278.6, 7.6%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 14.1%, 38.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,182,243
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5563;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A1AA9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535864no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#555863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5E575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6355
Analogous#575563, #635561
Triadic#635E55, #55635E
Split complementary#616355, #556357
Tetradic#635755, #5A6355, #556163

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BDC7
Lighter +30%#AAA2AF
Lighter +20%#918698
Lighter +10%#786D7E
Darker −10%#443D48
Darker −20%#2A262C
Darker −30%#100E11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#653E7A
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R94
G85
B99
Red94 (36.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 55 · B 63

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