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Colour

#5E5E5D

  • #5E5E5D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5E5D is a grey with RGB values 94, 94, 93 and HSL 60°, 1%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5E5D#5E5E5D
HEX#5E5E5D
RGBrgb(94, 94, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3686, 0.3647
RGB percentages36.9%, 36.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(60, 0.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.1%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,184,541
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A1A1A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#5E5E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.6Gray · ΔE 13.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.58, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D5D5E
Analogous#5E5E5D, #5E5E5D
Triadic#5D5E5E, #5E5D5E
Split complementary#5D5E5E, #5E5D5E
Tetradic#5D5E5E, #5D5D5E, #5E5D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C4C3
Lighter +30%#AAAAAA
Lighter +20%#919190
Lighter +10%#787876
Darker −10%#444444
Darker −20%#2B2B2A
Darker −30%#111111
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#757546
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R94
G94
B93
Red94 (36.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)0.53%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 5E · G 5E · B 5D

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