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Recognised as Colour

#59585E

  • #59585E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59585E is a grey with RGB values 89, 88, 94 and HSL 250°, 3%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59585E#59585E
HEX#59585E
RGBrgb(89, 88, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3451, 0.3686
RGB percentages34.9%, 34.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(250, 3.3%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 6.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK5.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,326
CSS custom property--colour: #59585E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A6A7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57595Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#57595Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D5E58
Analogous#585A5E, #5C585E
Triadic#5E5958, #585E59
Split complementary#5E5C58, #5A5E58
Tetradic#5E585A, #5D5E58, #585E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BFC3
Lighter +30%#A6A5AA
Lighter +20%#8C8A92
Lighter +10%#727178
Darker −10%#403F44
Darker −20%#272729
Darker −30%#0E0E0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A4175
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R89
G88
B94
Red89 (34.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)3.3%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 58 · B 5E

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