Colour

#59514F

#59514F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#59514F is a grey with RGB values 89, 81, 79 and HSL 12°, 6%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59514F#59514F

HEX#59514F

RGBrgb(89, 81, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3176, 0.3098

RGB percentages34.9%, 31.8%, 31%

HSLhsl(12, 6%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 11.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 11.2%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,853,519

CSS custom property--colour: #59514F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#A6AEB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53524Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#54534Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5B5050no 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 text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Gray · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F5759

Analogous#594F52, #59564F

Triadic#4F5951, #514F59

Split complementary#4F5956, #4F5259

Tetradic#52594F, #4F5759, #564F59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB8B6

Lighter +30%#A69D9B

Lighter +20%#8E8380

Lighter +10%#746A67

Darker −10%#3E3837

Darker −20%#23201F

Darker −30%#080707

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E443A

Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R89

G81

B79

Red89 (34.9%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)5.95%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 59 · G 51 · B 4F

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Colour values

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