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Colour

#5E5963

  • #5E5963
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5963 is a grey with RGB values 94, 89, 99 and HSL 270°, 5%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5963#5E5963
HEX#5E5963
RGBrgb(94, 89, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.349, 0.3882
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.9%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(270, 5.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 10.1%, 38.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,267
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5963;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A1A69C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585B63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#585B63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.7Gray · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E6359
Analogous#595963, #635963
Triadic#635E59, #59635E
Split complementary#636359, #596359
Tetradic#635959, #5E6359, #596363

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C1C7
Lighter +30%#ABA6AF
Lighter +20%#918B97
Lighter +10%#78717E
Darker −10%#454148
Darker −20%#2B292D
Darker −30%#121112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E427B
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R94
G89
B99
Red94 (36.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)5.32%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 59 · B 63

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