Colour

#5E756F

#5E756F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E756F is a cyan with RGB values 94, 117, 111 and HSL 164°, 11%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E756F

RGBrgb(94, 117, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4588, 0.4353

RGB percentages36.9%, 45.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(164.3, 10.9%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 19.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK19.7%, 0%, 5.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,190,447

CSS custom property--colour: #5E756F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#A18A90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73726Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#587673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.2 Gray · ΔE 11.6 Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#755E64

Analogous#5E7564, #5E7075

Triadic#6F5E75, #756F5E

Split complementary#755E70, #75645E

Tetradic#645E75, #755E64, #70755E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD5D2

Lighter +30%#AEBEBA

Lighter +20%#92A7A2

Lighter +10%#759189

Darker −10%#475954

Darker −20%#313C39

Darker −30%#1A201F

Darker −40%#030404

More saturated +25%#448F7C

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R94

G117

B111

Red94 (36.9%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue164.35°

Saturation (HSL)10.9%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5E · G 75 · B 6F

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Colour values

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