Colour

#59494F

#59494F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#59494F is a red with RGB values 89, 73, 79 and HSL 338°, 10%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59494F#59494F

HEX#59494F

RGBrgb(89, 73, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2863, 0.3098

RGB percentages34.9%, 28.6%, 31%

HSLhsl(337.5, 9.9%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 18%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 18%, 11.2%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,851,471

CSS custom property--colour: #59494F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#A6B6B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4C4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4E4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5C494Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495953

Analogous#594957, #594B49

Triadic#4F5949, #494F59

Split complementary#49594B, #495759

Tetradic#575949, #495953, #4B4959

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB0B5

Lighter +30%#A7949B

Lighter +20%#907881

Lighter +10%#756068

Darker −10%#3D3236

Darker −20%#211B1D

Darker −30%#050404

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D354A

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R89

G73

B79

Red89 (34.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)9.88%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 49 · B 4F

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