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Recognised as Colour

#655B66

  • #655B66
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#655B66 is a grey with RGB values 101, 91, 102 and HSL 295°, 6%, 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

#655B66#655B66
HEX#655B66
RGBrgb(101, 91, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3569, 0.4
RGB percentages39.6%, 35.7%, 40%
HSLhsl(294.5, 5.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 10.8%, 40%)
CMYK1%, 10.8%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,534
CSS custom property--colour: #655B66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9AA499

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5D66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5E66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#665C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C665B
Analogous#5F5B66, #665B62
Triadic#66655B, #5B6665
Split complementary#62665B, #5B665F
Tetradic#665F5B, #5C665B, #5B6266

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C3CA
Lighter +30%#B1A8B2
Lighter +20%#998D9A
Lighter +10%#807381
Darker −10%#4A434B
Darker −20%#302B30
Darker −30%#151315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79437E
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R101
G91
B102
Red101 (39.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)5.7%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5B · B 66

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