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Recognised as Colour

#5E5952

  • #5E5952
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5952 is a grey with RGB values 94, 89, 82 and HSL 35°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5952#5E5952
HEX#5E5952
RGBrgb(94, 89, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.349, 0.3216
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(35, 6.8%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 12.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 12.8%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,250
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5952;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A1A6AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5952no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5A52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#605857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8Gray · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52575E
Analogous#5E5352, #5D5E52
Triadic#525E59, #59525E
Split complementary#525D5E, #53525E
Tetradic#525E53, #52575E, #5E525D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BFBA
Lighter +30%#ABA69E
Lighter +20%#938C83
Lighter +10%#79736A
Darker −10%#433F3A
Darker −20%#282522
Darker −30%#0C0C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#745D3C
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R94
G89
B82
Red94 (36.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue35°
Saturation (HSL)6.82%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 59 · B 52

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