Colour

#59474C

#59474C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#59474C is a red with RGB values 89, 71, 76 and HSL 343°, 11%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59474C#59474C

HEX#59474C

RGBrgb(89, 71, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2784, 0.298

RGB percentages34.9%, 27.8%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(343.3, 11.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 20.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 14.6%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,850,956

CSS custom property--colour: #59474C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#A6B8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4D4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#475954

Analogous#594755, #594B47

Triadic#4C5947, #474C59

Split complementary#47594B, #475559

Tetradic#555947, #475954, #4B4759

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEAEB2

Lighter +30%#A89198

Lighter +20%#91757D

Lighter +10%#755E64

Darker −10%#3D3034

Darker −20%#201A1C

Darker −30%#040303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D3343

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R89

G71

B76

Red89 (34.9%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue343.33°

Saturation (HSL)11.25%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 47 · B 4C

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