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Colour

#595F5D

  • #595F5D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595F5D is a grey with RGB values 89, 95, 93 and HSL 160°, 3%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#595F5D#595F5D
HEX#595F5D
RGBrgb(89, 95, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3725, 0.3647
RGB percentages34.9%, 37.3%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(160, 3.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 6.3%, 37.3%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 2.1%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,117
CSS custom property--colour: #595F5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A6A0A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F5E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5D5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#585F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F595B
Analogous#595F5A, #595E5F
Triadic#5D595F, #5F5D59
Split complementary#5F595E, #5F5A59
Tetradic#5A595F, #5F595B, #5E5F59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C4C3
Lighter +30%#A6ABA9
Lighter +20%#8B9390
Lighter +10%#727977
Darker −10%#404543
Darker −20%#282A29
Darker −30%#0F1010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#427665
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R89
G95
B93
Red89 (34.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.26%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5F · B 5D

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