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Recognised as Colour

#59535F

  • #59535F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59535F is a grey with RGB values 89, 83, 95 and HSL 270°, 7%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59535F#59535F
HEX#59535F
RGBrgb(89, 83, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3255, 0.3725
RGB percentages34.9%, 32.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(270, 6.7%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 12.6%, 37.3%)
CMYK6.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,854,047
CSS custom property--colour: #59535F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A6ACA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#52555Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#585457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595F53
Analogous#53535F, #5F535F
Triadic#5F5953, #535F59
Split complementary#5F5F53, #535F53
Tetradic#5F5353, #595F53, #535F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBBC3
Lighter +30%#A69FAC
Lighter +20%#8C8494
Lighter +10%#726B7A
Darker −10%#3F3B44
Darker −20%#262329
Darker −30%#0C0C0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#593D75
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R89
G83
B95
Red89 (34.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)6.74%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 53 · B 5F

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