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Recognised as Colour

#5F5757

  • #5F5757
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5757 is a grey with RGB values 95, 87, 87 and HSL 0°, 4%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5757#5F5757
HEX#5F5757
RGBrgb(95, 87, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3412, 0.3412
RGB percentages37.3%, 34.1%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(0, 4.4%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 8.4%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 8.4%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,248,279
CSS custom property--colour: #5F5757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A0A8A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585857no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5957no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#615657no 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 text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.5Gray · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575F5F
Analogous#5F575B, #5F5B57
Triadic#575F57, #57575F
Split complementary#575F5B, #575B5F
Tetradic#5B5F57, #575F5F, #5B575F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BEBE
Lighter +30%#ABA4A4
Lighter +20%#938989
Lighter +10%#7A6F6F
Darker −10%#443F3F
Darker −20%#2A2626
Darker −30%#0F0E0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#764040
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R95
G87
B87
Red95 (37.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)4.4%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 57 · B 57

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