Colour

#59474B

#59474B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#59474B is a red with RGB values 89, 71, 75 and HSL 347°, 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

#59474B#59474B

HEX#59474B

RGBrgb(89, 71, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2784, 0.2941

RGB percentages34.9%, 27.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(346.7, 11.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 20.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 15.7%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,850,955

CSS custom property--colour: #59474B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#A6B8B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Black · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#475955

Analogous#594754, #594C47

Triadic#4B5947, #474B59

Split complementary#47594C, #475459

Tetradic#545947, #475955, #4C4759

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEAEB1

Lighter +30%#A89196

Lighter +20%#91757B

Lighter +10%#755E63

Darker −10%#3D3033

Darker −20%#201A1B

Darker −30%#040303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D3340

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R89

G71

B75

Red89 (34.9%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)11.25%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 47 · B 4B

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