#595b72

Color #595b72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#595b72

RGB

rgb(89, 91, 114)

HSL

hsl(235.2, 12.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.2, 21.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(39.28, 4.64, -13.29)

LCH

lch(39.28, 14.08, 289.25)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.037, 281.07)

HWB

hwb(235.2, 34.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727059

Analogous

#596772

#595b72

#635972

Triadic

#595b72

#72595b

#5b7259

Split-complementary

#595b72

#726359

#677259

Tetradic

#595b72

#705972

#727059

#5b7259

Square

#595b72

#725967

#727059

#597263

Shades

Color #595b72 mixed toward black.

#4a4c5f

#3b3d4c

#2d2e39

#1e1e26

#0f0f13

Tints

Color #595b72 mixed toward white.

#6f728f

#8c8ea5

#a9aabc

#c6c7d2

#e2e3e9

Tones

Color #595b72 mixed toward gray.

#5b5d70

#5d5e6e

#5f606c

#61626a

#636468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a6d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#5a5a6c · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#596968 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #595b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#595b72]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#595b72 (#595b72) is rgb(89, 91, 114) in RGB.

No, #595b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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