#575959

Color #575959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#575959

RGB

rgb(87, 89, 89)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.1%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(37.65, -0.79, -0.28)

LCH

lch(37.65, 0.84, 199.52)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0025, 198.43)

HWB

hwb(180, 34.1%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595757

Analogous

#575958

#575959

#575859

Triadic

#575959

#595759

#595957

Split-complementary

#575959

#595758

#595857

Tetradic

#575959

#575759

#595757

#595957

Square

#575959

#585759

#595757

#585957

Shades

Color #575959 mixed toward black.

#494a4a

#3a3b3b

#2c2c2c

#1d1e1e

#0f0f0f

Tints

Color #575959 mixed toward white.

#737575

#8e9191

#abacac

#c7c8c8

#e3e3e3

Tones

Color #575959 mixed toward gray.

#575959

#575858

#585858

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585859 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#585859 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#575959 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 1.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #575959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#575959]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#575959 (#575959) is rgb(87, 89, 89) in RGB.

No, #575959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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