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Colour

#5E5E5E

  • #5E5E5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5E5E is a grey with RGB values 94, 94, 94 and HSL 0°, 0%, 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

#5E5E5E#5E5E5E
HEX#5E5E5E
RGBrgb(94, 94, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3686, 0.3686
RGB percentages36.9%, 36.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,184,542
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A1A1A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5E5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5E5Eno 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 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.5Gray · ΔE 13.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5E5E
Analogous#5E5E5E, #5E5E5E
Triadic#5E5E5E, #5E5E5E
Split complementary#5E5E5E, #5E5E5E
Tetradic#5E5E5E, #5E5E5E, #5E5E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C4C4
Lighter +30%#ABABAB
Lighter +20%#919191
Lighter +10%#787878
Darker −10%#454545
Darker −20%#2B2B2B
Darker −30%#121212
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#764747
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R94
G94
B94
Red94 (36.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 5E · G 5E · B 5E

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