#595b5e

Color #595b5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#595b5e

RGB

rgb(89, 91, 94)

HSL

hsl(216, 2.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 5.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.58, -0.14, -2)

LCH

lch(38.58, 2, 266)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0054, 258.27)

HWB

hwb(216, 34.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5c59

Analogous

#595e5e

#595b5e

#5a595e

Triadic

#595b5e

#5e595b

#5b5e59

Split-complementary

#595b5e

#5e5a59

#5e5e59

Tetradic

#595b5e

#5c595e

#5e5c59

#5b5e59

Square

#595b5e

#5e595e

#5e5c59

#595e5a

Shades

Color #595b5e mixed toward black.

#4a4c4e

#3b3d3f

#2d2e2f

#1e1e1f

#0f0f10

Tints

Color #595b5e mixed toward white.

#74767a

#8f9195

#abadaf

#c7c8ca

#e3e4e4

Tones

Color #595b5e mixed toward gray.

#595b5e

#5a5b5d

#5b5b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a5d · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#5a5a5d · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#595d5d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #595b5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#595b5e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#595b5e (#595b5e) is rgb(89, 91, 94) in RGB.

No, #595b5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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