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Colour

#595B5E

  • #595B5E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595B5E is a grey with RGB values 89, 91, 94 and HSL 216°, 3%, 36%. 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

#595B5E#595B5E
HEX#595B5E
RGBrgb(89, 91, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3569, 0.3686
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(216, 2.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 5.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK5.3%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,094
CSS custom property--colour: #595B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A6A4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5B5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#585C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5C59
Analogous#595E5E, #5A595E
Triadic#5E595B, #5B5E59
Split complementary#5E5A59, #5E5E59
Tetradic#5E595E, #5E5C59, #595E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C1C3
Lighter +30%#A6A8AA
Lighter +20%#8B8E92
Lighter +10%#727478
Darker −10%#404244
Darker −20%#27282A
Darker −30%#0F0F0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#425675
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R89
G91
B94
Red89 (34.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)2.73%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5B · B 5E

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