Colour

#596C59

#596C59
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#596C59 is a green with RGB values 89, 108, 89 and HSL 120°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#596C59#596C59

HEX#596C59

RGBrgb(89, 108, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4235, 0.349

RGB percentages34.9%, 42.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(120, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK17.6%, 0%, 17.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,860,441

CSS custom property--colour: #596C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#A693A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6858no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A665Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#576B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 17.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C596C

Analogous#626C59, #596C62

Triadic#59596C, #6C5959

Split complementary#62596C, #6C5962

Tetradic#59626C, #6C596C, #6C6259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3CEC3

Lighter +30%#A7B7A7

Lighter +20%#8BA08B

Lighter +10%#708870

Darker −10%#425042

Darker −20%#2B342B

Darker −30%#141814

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#408540

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R89

G108

B89

Red89 (34.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 6C · B 59

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