Colour

#59504E

#59504E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#59504E is a grey with RGB values 89, 80, 78 and HSL 11°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59504E

RGBrgb(89, 80, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3137, 0.3059

RGB percentages34.9%, 31.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(10.9, 6.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 12.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 12.4%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,853,262

CSS custom property--colour: #59504E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#A6AFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#54534Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#5B4F4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5759

Analogous#594E52, #59554E

Triadic#4E5950, #504E59

Split complementary#4E5955, #4E5259

Tetradic#52594E, #4E5759, #554E59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB7B5

Lighter +30%#A69C9A

Lighter +20%#8E817F

Lighter +10%#746866

Darker −10%#3E3836

Darker −20%#231F1E

Darker −30%#070707

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E4339

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R89

G80

B78

Red89 (34.9%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)6.59%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 50 · B 4E

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Colour values

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