Colour

#5F5F5F

#5F5F5F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5F5F is a grey with RGB values 95, 95, 95 and HSL 0°, 0%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5F5F#5F5F5F

HEX#5F5F5F

RGBrgb(95, 95, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3725, 0.3725

RGB percentages37.3%, 37.3%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 37.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,250,335

CSS custom property--colour: #5F5F5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#A0A0A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#5F5F5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.1 Gray · ΔE 13.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dark grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.1, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F5F5F

Analogous#5F5F5F, #5F5F5F

Triadic#5F5F5F, #5F5F5F

Split complementary#5F5F5F, #5F5F5F

Tetradic#5F5F5F, #5F5F5F, #5F5F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5C5C5

Lighter +30%#ABABAB

Lighter +20%#929292

Lighter +10%#797979

Darker −10%#464646

Darker −20%#2C2C2C

Darker −30%#131313

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#774747

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R95

G95

B95

Red95 (37.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 5F · G 5F · B 5F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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