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Recognised as Colour

#5E6660

  • #5E6660
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6660 is a grey with RGB values 94, 102, 96 and HSL 135°, 4%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E6660#5E6660
HEX#5E6660
RGBrgb(94, 102, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4, 0.3765
RGB percentages36.9%, 40%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(135, 4.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 7.8%, 40%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,186,592
CSS custom property--colour: #5E6660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A1999F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#656460no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D6664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4Gray · ΔE 12.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#665E64
Analogous#60665E, #5E6664
Triadic#605E66, #66605E
Split complementary#645E66, #665E60
Tetradic#5E6066, #665E64, #66645E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CAC7
Lighter +30%#ABB2AD
Lighter +20%#919993
Lighter +10%#768179
Darker −10%#464B47
Darker −20%#2D312E
Darker −30%#151615
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#467F54
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94
G102
B96
Red94 (36.9%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)4.08%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 66 · B 60

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