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Colour

#5E6666

  • #5E6666
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6666 is a grey with RGB values 94, 102, 102 and HSL 180°, 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

#5E6666#5E6666
HEX#5E6666
RGBrgb(94, 102, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4, 0.4
RGB percentages36.9%, 40%, 40%
HSLhsl(180, 4.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 7.8%, 40%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,186,598
CSS custom property--colour: #5E6666;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A19999

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656566no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#636466no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.8Gray · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#665E5E
Analogous#5E6662, #5E6266
Triadic#665E66, #66665E
Split complementary#665E62, #66625E
Tetradic#625E66, #665E5E, #62665E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CACA
Lighter +30%#ABB2B2
Lighter +20%#919999
Lighter +10%#768181
Darker −10%#464B4B
Darker −20%#2D3131
Darker −30%#151616
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#467F7F
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94
G102
B102
Red94 (36.9%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)4.08%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 66 · B 66

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