#59595b

Color #59595b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#59595b

RGB

rgb(89, 89, 91)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.1%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.2%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.89, 0.43, -1.15)

LCH

lch(37.89, 1.23, 290.5)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0032, 286.19)

HWB

hwb(240, 34.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5b59

Analogous

#595a5b

#59595b

#5a595b

Triadic

#59595b

#5b5959

#595b59

Split-complementary

#59595b

#5b5a59

#5a5b59

Tetradic

#59595b

#5b595b

#5b5b59

#595b59

Square

#59595b

#5b595a

#5b5b59

#595b5a

Shades

Color #59595b mixed toward black.

#4a4a4c

#3b3b3d

#2d2d2e

#1e1e1e

#0f0f0f

Tints

Color #59595b mixed toward white.

#747477

#909092

#acacad

#c7c7c9

#e3e3e4

Tones

Color #59595b mixed toward gray.

#59595b

#5a5a5b

#5a5a5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595b · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#59595a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#595a5a · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #59595b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59595b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#59595b (#59595b) is rgb(89, 89, 91) in RGB.

No, #59595b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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