Recognised as Colour

#5F7474

#5F7474
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5F7474 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 116, 116 and HSL 180°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5F7474

RGBrgb(95, 116, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4549, 0.4549

RGB percentages37.3%, 45.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(180, 10%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 18.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK18.1%, 0%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,255,732

CSS custom property--colour: #5F7474;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#A08B8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6F74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#597574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.6 Gray · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#745F5F

Analogous#5F746A, #5F6A74

Triadic#745F74, #74745F

Split complementary#745F6A, #746A5F

Tetradic#6A5F74, #745F5F, #6A745F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD4D4

Lighter +30%#AFBDBD

Lighter +20%#93A6A6

Lighter +10%#778F8F

Darker −10%#485858

Darker −20%#313C3C

Darker −30%#1A2020

Darker −40%#030404

More saturated +25%#458E8E

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R95

G116

B116

Red95 (37.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)9.95%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 74 · B 74

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Colour harmonies

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