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Colour

#655A5B

  • #655A5B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#655A5B is a grey with RGB values 101, 90, 91 and HSL 355°, 6%, 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

#655A5B#655A5B
HEX#655A5B
RGBrgb(101, 90, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3529, 0.3569
RGB percentages39.6%, 35.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(354.5, 5.8%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 10.9%, 39.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 9.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,267
CSS custom property--colour: #655A5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 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#9AA5A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67595Ano 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 7Gray · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6564
Analogous#655A61, #655F5A
Triadic#5B655A, #5A5B65
Split complementary#5A655F, #5A6165
Tetradic#61655A, #5A6564, #5E5A65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C2C3
Lighter +30%#B1A7A8
Lighter +20%#998C8D
Lighter +10%#807273
Darker −10%#4A4243
Darker −20%#2F2A2A
Darker −30%#141212
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D4247
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R101
G90
B91
Red101 (39.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)5.76%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5A · B 5B

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