Colour

#575B42

#575B42
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#575B42 is a yellow with RGB values 87, 91, 66 and HSL 70°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#575B42

RGBrgb(87, 91, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3569, 0.2588

RGB percentages34.1%, 35.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(69.6, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.6, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK4.4%, 0%, 27.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,724,994

CSS custom property--colour: #575B42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A8A4BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5A5854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#46425B

Analogous#5B5342, #4A5B42

Triadic#42575B, #5B4257

Split complementary#424A5B, #53425B

Tetradic#425B53, #46425B, #5B424B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDC0A9

Lighter +30%#A6AB8B

Lighter +20%#8F956E

Lighter +10%#737957

Darker −10%#3B3D2D

Darker −20%#1E2017

Darker −30%#020202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#646F2E

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R87

G91

B66

Red87 (34.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue69.6°

Saturation (HSL)15.92%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 57 · G 5B · B 42

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