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Colour

#595A52

  • #595A52
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595A52 is a grey with RGB values 89, 90, 82 and HSL 68°, 5%, 34%. 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

#595A52#595A52
HEX#595A52
RGBrgb(89, 90, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3529, 0.3216
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(67.5, 4.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 8.9%, 35.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 8.9%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,826
CSS custom property--colour: #595A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 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#A6A5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5952no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 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 8.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53525A
Analogous#5A5752, #555A52
Triadic#52595A, #5A5259
Split complementary#52555A, #57525A
Tetradic#525A57, #53525A, #5A5255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEBFB9
Lighter +30%#A6A79E
Lighter +20%#8D8E84
Lighter +10%#73756A
Darker −10%#3F3F3A
Darker −20%#242521
Darker −30%#0A0A09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#69703D
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R89
G90
B82
Red89 (34.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5A · B 52

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