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Recognised as Colour

#605D5C

  • #605D5C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#605D5C is a grey with RGB values 96, 93, 92 and HSL 15°, 2%, 37%. 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

#605D5C#605D5C
HEX#605D5C
RGBrgb(96, 93, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3647, 0.3608
RGB percentages37.6%, 36.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(15, 2.1%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 4.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 4.2%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,315,356
CSS custom property--colour: #605D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9FA2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#615D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.9Gray · ΔE 13.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5F60
Analogous#605C5D, #605F5C
Triadic#5C605D, #5D5C60
Split complementary#5C605F, #5C5D60
Tetradic#5D605C, #5C5F60, #5F5C60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C3C3
Lighter +30%#ACAAA9
Lighter +20%#93908F
Lighter +10%#7A7675
Darker −10%#464443
Darker −20%#2C2B2A
Darker −30%#121111
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#785145
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R96
G93
B92
Red96 (37.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)2.13%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5D · B 5C

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