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Recognised as Colour

#5E6066

  • #5E6066
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6066 is a grey with RGB values 94, 96, 102 and HSL 225°, 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

#5E6066#5E6066
HEX#5E6066
RGBrgb(94, 96, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3765, 0.4
RGB percentages36.9%, 37.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(225, 4.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 7.8%, 40%)
CMYK7.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,185,062
CSS custom property--colour: #5E6066;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 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#A19F99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6066no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6066no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 5.2Gray · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Dark grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66645E
Analogous#5E6466, #605E66
Triadic#665E60, #60665E
Split complementary#66605E, #64665E
Tetradic#665E64, #66645E, #5E6660

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C7CA
Lighter +30%#ABADB2
Lighter +20%#919399
Lighter +10%#767981
Darker −10%#46474B
Darker −20%#2D2E31
Darker −30%#151516
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#46547F
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94
G96
B102
Red94 (36.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.08%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 60 · B 66

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