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Colour

#615B5E

  • #615B5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#615B5E is a grey with RGB values 97, 91, 94 and HSL 330°, 3%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#615B5E#615B5E
HEX#615B5E
RGBrgb(97, 91, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3569, 0.3686
RGB percentages38%, 35.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(330, 3.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 6.2%, 38%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 3.1%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,380,382
CSS custom property--colour: #615B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#9EA4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5C5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5D5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#625B5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 14.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B615E
Analogous#615B61, #615B5B
Triadic#5E615B, #5B5E61
Split complementary#5B615B, #5B6161
Tetradic#61615B, #5B615E, #5B5B61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C2C4
Lighter +30%#ADA8AB
Lighter +20%#958D91
Lighter +10%#7B7478
Darker −10%#474245
Darker −20%#2C2A2B
Darker −30%#121112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79445E
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R97
G91
B94
Red97 (38%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)3.19%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 61 · G 5B · B 5E

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