Recognised as Colour
#597B71
- #597B71
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#597B71 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 123, 113 and HSL 162°, 16%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#597B71#597B71
HEX#597B71
RGBrgb(89, 123, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4824, 0.4431
RGB percentages34.9%, 48.2%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(162.4, 16%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 27.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK27.6%, 0%, 8.1%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,864,305
CSS custom property--colour: #597B71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A6848E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B5963
Analogous#597B60, #59747B
Triadic#71597B, #7B7159
Split complementary#7B5974, #7B6059
Tetradic#60597B, #7B5963, #747B59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G123
B113
Red89 (34.9%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue162.35°
Saturation (HSL)16.04%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 7B · B 71
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