Colour

#5F5C52

#5F5C52
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5C52 is a grey with RGB values 95, 92, 82 and HSL 46°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5C52#5F5C52

HEX#5F5C52

RGBrgb(95, 92, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3608, 0.3216

RGB percentages37.3%, 36.1%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(46.2, 7.3%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 13.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 13.7%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,249,554

CSS custom property--colour: #5F5C52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#A0A3AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5B51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#615A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52555F

Analogous#5F5652, #5C5F52

Triadic#525F5C, #5C525F

Split complementary#525C5F, #56525F

Tetradic#525F56, #52555F, #5F525B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C1BA

Lighter +30%#ACA99E

Lighter +20%#949083

Lighter +10%#7A776A

Darker −10%#44413A

Darker −20%#282723

Darker −30%#0D0C0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#75683C

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R95

G92

B82

Red95 (37.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)7.34%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5F · G 5C · B 52

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