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Recognised as Colour

#655F59

  • #655F59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#655F59 is a grey with RGB values 101, 95, 89 and HSL 30°, 6%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#655F59#655F59
HEX#655F59
RGBrgb(101, 95, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3725, 0.349
RGB percentages39.6%, 37.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(30, 6.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 11.9%, 39.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 11.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,643,545
CSS custom property--colour: #655F59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#9AA0A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615F59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#636059no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#675E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.8Gray · ΔE 13.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595F65
Analogous#655959, #656559
Triadic#59655F, #5F5965
Split complementary#596565, #595965
Tetradic#596559, #595F65, #655965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C5C1
Lighter +30%#B1ACA6
Lighter +20%#99928B
Lighter +10%#807971
Darker −10%#4A4641
Darker −20%#2F2C29
Darker −30%#141311
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D5F41
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R101
G95
B89
Red101 (39.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)6.32%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5F · B 59

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