Colour

#5E6065

#5E6065
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6065 is a grey with RGB values 94, 96, 101 and HSL 223°, 4%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E6065

RGBrgb(94, 96, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3765, 0.3961

RGB percentages36.9%, 37.6%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(222.9, 3.6%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 6.9%, 39.6%)

CMYK6.9%, 5%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,185,061

CSS custom property--colour: #5E6065;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#A19F9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6065no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#5D6162no 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 text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.8 Gray · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.85, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65635E

Analogous#5E6365, #605E65

Triadic#655E60, #60655E

Split complementary#65605E, #63655E

Tetradic#655E64, #65635E, #5E6560

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C7C9

Lighter +30%#ABADB1

Lighter +20%#919398

Lighter +10%#77797F

Darker −10%#45474B

Darker −20%#2D2E30

Darker −30%#141516

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#46567D

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94

G96

B101

Red94 (36.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)3.59%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 60 · B 65

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