Colour

#65595F

#65595F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#65595F is a grey with RGB values 101, 89, 95 and HSL 330°, 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

#65595F#65595F

HEX#65595F

RGBrgb(101, 89, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.349, 0.3725

RGB percentages39.6%, 34.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(330, 6.3%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 11.9%, 39.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.9%, 5.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,642,015

CSS custom property--colour: #65595F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#9AA6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C5D5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#67595Bno 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 text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59655F

Analogous#655965, #655959

Triadic#5F6559, #595F65

Split complementary#596559, #596565

Tetradic#656559, #59655F, #595965

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9C1C5

Lighter +30%#B1A6AB

Lighter +20%#998B92

Lighter +10%#807179

Darker −10%#4A4146

Darker −20%#2F292C

Darker −30%#141113

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D415F

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R101

G89

B95

Red101 (39.6%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)6.32%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 65 · G 59 · B 5F

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