Colour

#5E5E62

#5E5E62
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5E62 is a grey with RGB values 94, 94, 98 and HSL 240°, 2%, 38%. 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

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HEX#5E5E62

RGBrgb(94, 94, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3686, 0.3843

RGB percentages36.9%, 36.9%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(240, 2.1%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 4.1%, 38.4%)

CMYK4.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,184,546

CSS custom property--colour: #5E5E62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#A1A19D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5E62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5D5F5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5 Gray · ΔE 13.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark grey · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#62625E

Analogous#5E6062, #605E62

Triadic#625E5E, #5E625E

Split complementary#62605E, #60625E

Tetradic#625E60, #62625E, #5E6260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5C5C7

Lighter +30%#ABABAE

Lighter +20%#919195

Lighter +10%#77777C

Darker −10%#454548

Darker −20%#2C2C2E

Darker −30%#131314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#46467A

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R94

G94

B98

Red94 (36.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)2.08%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 5E · B 62

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Colour values

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