All About Color #595959

#595959

About #595959

#595959 is a dark gray color with the hex code #595959. In RGB it is red 89, green 89, blue 89; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 65%. Its contrast ratio is 7.00:1 on white and 3.00:1 on black.

#595959 Color Conversion

Hex triplet59, 59, 59
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 65.10%
RGB Decimal89, 89, 89
HSL0°, 0%, 35%
RGB Octal131, 131, 131
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Binary1011001, 1011001, 1011001
CIE-L*AB37.82, 0.00, -0.00
RGB Percent34.90%, 34.90%, 34.90%
CIE-L*CH37.82, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ9.50, 9.99, 10.88
CIE-L*UV37.82, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 9.99
Hunter-Lab31.61, -1.69, 1.72
RYB34.90%, 34.90%, 34.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#595959 on a dark background: contrast 3.00:1, fails WCAG AA.
#595959 on a light background: contrast 7.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #595959, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#595959 · #878787 · #2B2B2B · #595959 · #878787

Analogous palette

#595959 · #595959 · #595959 · #595959 · #595959

Triadic palette

#595959 · #595959 · #595959 · #878787 · #878787

Tetradic palette

#595959 · #595959 · #595959 · #595959 · #2B2B2B

Monochromatic palette

#0D0D0D · #333333 · #595959 · #808080 · #A6A6A6

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