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#5A616E

#5a616e ≈ Dim Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5a616e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 38.04% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 11.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 219°, with 10% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #5a616e
  2. #6e675a

Split complementary

  1. #5a616e
  2. #6e5d5a
  3. #6b6e5a

Analogous

  1. #5a6b6e
  2. #5a616e
  3. #5d5a6e

Triadic

  1. #5a616e
  2. #6e5a61
  3. #616e5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a616e
  2. #675a6e
  3. #6e675a
  4. #616e5a

Square

  1. #5a616e
  2. #6e5a6b
  3. #6e675a
  4. #5a6e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #15171a
  2. #383c44
  3. #5a616e
  4. #7f8796
  5. #a9aeb8

Shades

#5a616e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a616e
  2. #515763
  3. #484e58
  4. #3f444d
  5. #363a42
  6. #2d3137
  7. #24272c
  8. #1b1d21
  9. #121316
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a616e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a616e
  2. #6b717d
  3. #7b818b
  4. #8c909a
  5. #9ca0a8
  6. #adb0b7
  7. #bdc0c5
  8. #ced0d4
  9. #dedfe2
  10. #efeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a616e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a616e
  2. #5e6470
  3. #626772
  4. #656a73
  5. #696d75
  6. #6d7177
  7. #717479
  8. #75777b
  9. #787a7c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d626f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b606e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #556465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c616e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b606e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #576369 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a616e {
  color: #5a616e;
}
Background
.bg-5a616e {
  background-color: #5a616e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a616e {
  border: 2px solid #5a616e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a616e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 97 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 10% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a616e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a616e, #5d5a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a616e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 97 110 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.66 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.66 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.13 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.79 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.34 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.08 #a59e91 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#5a616e  rgb(90, 97, 110)  hsl(219, 10%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6e675a  rgb(110, 103, 90)  hsl(39, 10%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6e5a61  rgb(110, 90, 97)  hsl(339, 10%, 39%)  Wenge
#616e5a  rgb(97, 110, 90)  hsl(99, 10%, 39%)  Feldgrau