Colour

#59737D

#59737D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#59737D is a cyan with RGB values 89, 115, 125 and HSL 197°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59737D

RGBrgb(89, 115, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.451, 0.4902

RGB percentages34.9%, 45.1%, 49%

HSLhsl(196.7, 16.8%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 28.8%, 49%)

CMYK28.8%, 8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,862,269

CSS custom property--colour: #59737D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#A68C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D717Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#686D7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4E7676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Dim grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 13 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D6359

Analogous#597D75, #59617D

Triadic#7D5973, #737D59

Split complementary#7D5961, #7D7559

Tetradic#75597D, #7D6359, #617D59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9D4D9

Lighter +30%#ABBDC4

Lighter +20%#8EA5AE

Lighter +10%#708E99

Darker −10%#44585F

Darker −20%#2F3C41

Darker −30%#192124

Darker −40%#040506

More saturated +25%#3E7F98

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R89

G115

B125

Red89 (34.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue196.67°

Saturation (HSL)16.82%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 73 · B 7D

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Colour values

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