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Recognised as Colour

#5F5E57

  • #5F5E57
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5E57 is a grey with RGB values 95, 94, 87 and HSL 53°, 4%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5E57#5F5E57
HEX#5F5E57
RGBrgb(95, 94, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3686, 0.3412
RGB percentages37.3%, 36.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(52.5, 4.4%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 8.4%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 8.4%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,250,071
CSS custom property--colour: #5F5E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A0A1A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#605E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#605D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dark grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57585F
Analogous#5F5A57, #5C5F57
Triadic#575F5E, #5E575F
Split complementary#575C5F, #5A575F
Tetradic#575F5A, #57585F, #5F575C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C3BE
Lighter +30%#ABAAA4
Lighter +20%#939289
Lighter +10%#7A786F
Darker −10%#44443F
Darker −20%#2A2926
Darker −30%#0F0F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#766F40
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R95
G94
B87
Red95 (37.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.4%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 5E · B 57

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