When Mellowed Bluff till Drawing

#5d6863 RGB(93,104,99)

About this color

When Mellowed Bluff till Drawing occupies the medium-dark, achromatic end of the grey spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5d6863 — RGB(93, 104, 99).

#5d6863RGB(93, 104, 99)

HSL 153° · 6% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
When Mellowed Bluff till Drawing
HEX
#5d6863
RGB
rgb(93,104,99)
RGB%
rgb(36.5%,40.8%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(153,6%,39%)
HSV
hsv(153,11%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(11,0,5,59)
LAB
lab(43,-5,1)
LCH
lch(43,5,169)
sRGB
(0.365,0.408,0.388)
HEX8
#5d6863ff
CSS Name
Decimal
093104099

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
6%
Hue
153°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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