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Recognised as Colour

#655B5E

  • #655B5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#655B5E is a grey with RGB values 101, 91, 94 and HSL 342°, 5%, 38%. 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

#655B5E#655B5E
HEX#655B5E
RGBrgb(101, 91, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3569, 0.3686
RGB percentages39.6%, 35.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(342, 5.2%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 9.9%, 39.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 6.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,526
CSS custom property--colour: #655B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#9AA4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5E5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#675B5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.6Gray · ΔE 14.7Slate grey · ΔE 18Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B6562
Analogous#655B63, #655D5B
Triadic#5E655B, #5B5E65
Split complementary#5B655D, #5B6365
Tetradic#63655B, #5B6562, #5D5B65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C3C5
Lighter +30%#B1A8AB
Lighter +20%#998D91
Lighter +10%#807377
Darker −10%#4A4345
Darker −20%#2F2B2C
Darker −30%#151213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D4354
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R101
G91
B94
Red101 (39.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)5.21%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5B · B 5E

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