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Recognised as Colour

#5E6869

  • #5E6869
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6869 is a grey with RGB values 94, 104, 105 and HSL 185°, 6%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E6869#5E6869
HEX#5E6869
RGBrgb(94, 104, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4078, 0.4118
RGB percentages36.9%, 40.8%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(185.5, 5.5%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 10.5%, 41.2%)
CMYK10.5%, 1%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,187,113
CSS custom property--colour: #5E6869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#A19796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666769no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#646569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.2Gray · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#695F5E
Analogous#5E6965, #5E6369
Triadic#695E68, #68695E
Split complementary#695E63, #69655E
Tetradic#655E69, #695F5E, #63695E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CCCC
Lighter +30%#ACB4B4
Lighter +20%#919B9C
Lighter +10%#768384
Darker −10%#464D4E
Darker −20%#2E3333
Darker −30%#161818
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#457C82
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R94
G104
B105
Red94 (36.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)5.53%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 68 · B 69

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