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Recognised as Colour

#596E5D

  • #596E5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#596E5D is a green with RGB values 89, 110, 93 and HSL 131°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#596E5D#596E5D
HEX#596E5D
RGBrgb(89, 110, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4314, 0.3647
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(131.4, 10.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.4, 19.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK19.1%, 0%, 15.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,957
CSS custom property--colour: #596E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A691A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6A5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B685Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#566D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 16.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E596A
Analogous#606E59, #596E68
Triadic#5D596E, #6E5D59
Split complementary#68596E, #6E5960
Tetradic#59606E, #6E596A, #6E6859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4CFC6
Lighter +30%#A8B8AB
Lighter +20%#8BA290
Lighter +10%#708A75
Darker −10%#425245
Darker −20%#2B362D
Darker −30%#151915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40874E
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R89
G110
B93
Red89 (34.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue131.43°
Saturation (HSL)10.55%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6E · B 5D

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