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Recognised as Colour

#59595C

  • #59595C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59595C is a grey with RGB values 89, 89, 92 and HSL 240°, 2%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59595C#59595C
HEX#59595C
RGBrgb(89, 89, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.349, 0.3608
RGB percentages34.9%, 34.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(240, 1.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.3%, 36.1%)
CMYK3.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,580
CSS custom property--colour: #59595C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A6A6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58595Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#58595Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5C59
Analogous#595A5C, #5A595C
Triadic#5C5959, #595C59
Split complementary#5C5A59, #5A5C59
Tetradic#5C595A, #5C5C59, #595C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBFC2
Lighter +30%#A6A6A8
Lighter +20%#8C8C8F
Lighter +10%#727276
Darker −10%#404042
Darker −20%#272728
Darker −30%#0E0E0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#424273
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R89
G89
B92
Red89 (34.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.66%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 59 · B 5C

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