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Recognised as Colour

#65595B

  • #65595B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#65595B is a grey with RGB values 101, 89, 91 and HSL 350°, 6%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#65595B#65595B
HEX#65595B
RGBrgb(101, 89, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.349, 0.3569
RGB percentages39.6%, 34.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(350, 6.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 11.9%, 39.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 9.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,011
CSS custom property--colour: #65595B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#9AA6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67585Ano 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 text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 15.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#596563
Analogous#655961, #655D59
Triadic#5B6559, #595B65
Split complementary#59655D, #596165
Tetradic#616559, #596563, #5D5965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C1C3
Lighter +30%#B1A6A8
Lighter +20%#998B8D
Lighter +10%#807173
Darker −10%#4A4143
Darker −20%#2F292A
Darker −30%#141112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D414B
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R101
G89
B91
Red101 (39.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)6.32%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 65 · G 59 · B 5B

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