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Colour

#595B61

  • #595B61
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595B61 is a grey with RGB values 89, 91, 97 and HSL 225°, 4%, 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

#595B61#595B61
HEX#595B61
RGBrgb(89, 91, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3569, 0.3804
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(225, 4.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8.2%, 38%)
CMYK8.2%, 6.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,097
CSS custom property--colour: #595B61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A6A49E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595B61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#595B61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#575C5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#615F59
Analogous#595F61, #5B5961
Triadic#61595B, #5B6159
Split complementary#615B59, #5F6159
Tetradic#61595F, #615F59, #59615B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C2C6
Lighter +30%#A6A8AD
Lighter +20%#8B8E95
Lighter +10%#71747C
Darker −10%#414246
Darker −20%#28292C
Darker −30%#101011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#424F78
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R89
G91
B97
Red89 (34.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.3%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5B · B 61

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