Recognised as Colour
#59591E
- #59591E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#59591E is a yellow with RGB values 89, 89, 30 and HSL 60°, 50%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#59591E#59591E
HEX#59591E
RGBrgb(89, 89, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.349, 0.1176
RGB percentages34.9%, 34.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(60, 49.6%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 66.3%, 34.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 66.3%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,518
CSS custom property--colour: #59591E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A6A6E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E1E59
Analogous#593B1E, #3B591E
Triadic#1E5959, #591E59
Split complementary#1E3B59, #3B1E59
Tetradic#1E593B, #1E1E59, #591E3B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G89
B30
Red89 (34.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)49.58%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 59 · G 59 · B 1E
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