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Recognised as Colour

#59474A

  • #59474A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59474A is a red with RGB values 89, 71, 74 and HSL 350°, 11%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59474A#59474A
HEX#59474A
RGBrgb(89, 71, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2784, 0.2902
RGB percentages34.9%, 27.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(350, 11.2%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 20.2%, 34.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.2%, 16.9%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,850,954
CSS custom property--colour: #59474A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#A6B8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494A4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5D4648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5Gray · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Black · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#475956
Analogous#594753, #594D47
Triadic#4A5947, #474A59
Split complementary#47594D, #475359
Tetradic#535947, #475956, #4D4759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEAEB1
Lighter +30%#A89195
Lighter +20%#91757A
Lighter +10%#755E62
Darker −10%#3D3032
Darker −20%#201A1B
Darker −30%#040303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D333D
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R89
G71
B74
Red89 (34.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)11.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 59 · G 47 · B 4A

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