#595962

Color #595962

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#595962

RGB

rgb(89, 89, 98)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9.2%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 9.2%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(38.11, 1.99, -5.16)

LCH

lch(38.11, 5.53, 291.09)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.0144, 285.67)

HWB

hwb(240, 34.9%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#626259

Analogous

#595e62

#595962

#5e5962

Triadic

#595962

#625959

#596259

Split-complementary

#595962

#625e59

#5e6259

Tetradic

#595962

#625962

#626259

#596259

Square

#595962

#62595e

#626259

#59625e

Shades

Color #595962 mixed toward black.

#4a4a52

#3b3b41

#2d2d31

#1e1e21

#0f0f10

Tints

Color #595962 mixed toward white.

#73737e

#8e8e99

#aaaab2

#c7c7cc

#e3e3e5

Tones

Color #595962 mixed toward gray.

#5a5a61

#5b5b61

#5b5b60

#5c5c5f

#5d5d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595960 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#59595f · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#595e5e · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #595962;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#595962]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#595962 (#595962) is rgb(89, 89, 98) in RGB.

No, #595962 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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