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Colour

#595B5B

  • #595B5B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595B5B is a grey with RGB values 89, 91, 91 and HSL 180°, 1%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#595B5B#595B5B
HEX#595B5B
RGBrgb(89, 91, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3569, 0.3569
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(180, 1.1%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.2%, 35.7%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,091
CSS custom property--colour: #595B5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A6A4A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5A5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#585B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cadetblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5959
Analogous#595B5A, #595A5B
Triadic#5B595B, #5B5B59
Split complementary#5B595A, #5B5A59
Tetradic#5A595B, #5B5959, #5A5B59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC1C1
Lighter +30%#A6A7A7
Lighter +20%#8C8E8E
Lighter +10%#727575
Darker −10%#404141
Darker −20%#272727
Darker −30%#0D0E0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#427272
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R89
G91
B91
Red89 (34.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)1.11%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5B · B 5B

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