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#595959 Hex Color Code

#595959 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #595959 is a medium dark shade of gray. In the RGB color model #595959 is comprised of 34.9% red, 34.9% green and 34.9% blue. In the HSL color space #595959 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 35% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm.

Color Variations

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Color Schemes

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Monochromatic Colors

  1. #494949
  2. #4f4f4f
  3. #545454
  4. #595959
  5. #5e5e5e
  6. #646464
  7. #696969

Tints and Shades

#595959 to White

  1. #595959
  2. #727272
  3. #8d8d8d
  4. #a8a8a8
  5. #c4c4c4
  6. #e1e1e1
  7. #ffffff

#595959 to Black

  1. #595959
  2. #4a4a4a
  3. #3c3c3c
  4. #2e2e2e
  5. #212121
  6. #141414
  7. #000000

Paints

Exact Matching Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Benjamin Moore

    1. ★ Gray / 2121-10
      #585858       ΔE = 0.418
    2. ★ Ambler Slate / CW-685
      #585a5b       ΔE = 1.065

  2. Sherwin-Williams

    1. ★ Peppercorn - 7674
      #585858       ΔE = 0.418

  3. Dulux Australia

    1. ★ Raku / GR11
      #5a5858       ΔE = 0.883
    2. ★ Western Myall / GR23
      #545657       ΔE = 1.745

  4. Devoe Paint

    1. ★ Noble Grey / 30BB 10/019
      #575857       ΔE = 0.925
    2. Obsidian Glass / 00NN 13/000
      #605e5b       ΔE = 2.955

  5. 1829

    1. ★ Grate Black
      #5b5b5a       ΔE = 1.011

  6. Ralph Lauren

    1. ★ Palais Royal / RLTH236
      #575756       ΔE = 1.065

  7. Sikkens

    1. ★ ON.00.31
      #575756       ΔE = 1.065
    2. ON.00.33
      #5f5f5e       ΔE = 2.538

  8. British Standard

    1. ★ BS 4800 00 A 13 - Storm grey / Greyfriar
      #5c5c5c       ΔE = 1.250

  9. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Mark Twain Gray Brick
      #565656       ΔE = 1.258
    2. ★ Blindfold
      #5d5d5d       ΔE = 1.665

  10. California Paints

    1. ★ DE 6384 - Iron Fixture
      #5d5b5b       ΔE = 1.320
    2. Automotive
      #595c60       ΔE = 2.938

  11. Dunn-Edwards

    1. ★ Iron Fixture / 266
      #5d5b5b       ΔE = 1.320
    2. ★ Jet / 233
      #575654       ΔE = 1.791

  12. Sigma

    1. ★ Warm Red / S 7502-R
      #595856       ΔE = 1.356
    2. ★ Mineral Grey / S 7500-N
      #595d5c       ΔE = 2.204

  13. Dulux

    1. ★ Night Jewels 2
      #555656       ΔE = 1.412

  14. Cloverdale Paint

    1. ★ New Uniform / 8261
      #565759       ΔE = 1.559
    2. Opening Night / 8301
      #545451       ΔE = 2.874

  15. General Paint

    1. ★ Crave / CLV 1136N
      #555857       ΔE = 1.587
    2. Racoon / CL 3176N
      #545452       ΔE = 2.491

  16. Olympic

    1. ★ Knight's Armor D58-5
      #5c5d5d       ΔE = 1.632

  17. Porter Paints

    1. ★ Knight's Armor / 518-6
      #5c5d5d       ΔE = 1.632

  18. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    1. ★ Knight's Armor 518-6
      #5c5d5d       ΔE = 1.632

  19. Coronado Paint

    1. ★ 8302 - Great Graphite
      #5b5c5a       ΔE = 1.704
    2. ★ 8286 - Charcoal Shadow
      #575b5b       ΔE = 1.739

  20. Resene

    1. ★ Landscape Grey N46-005-253
      #555759       ΔE = 1.760
    2. Mako N46-005-209
      #505555       ΔE = 2.984

  21. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 6005-B20G
      #565a5b       ΔE = 1.768
    2. S 6502-B
      #525252       ΔE = 2.946

  22. ICI Paints

    1. ★ Obsidian Glass 00NN 13/000
      #555554       ΔE = 1.817
    2. Weather Ship 30BG 12/027
      #53595a       ΔE = 2.599

  23. Federal Standard

    1. ★ Federal Standard 16081
      #555856       ΔE = 1.933
    2. Federal Standard 26008
      #54575b       ΔE = 2.913

  24. Tollens

    1. ★ T2135-4
      #545658       ΔE = 2.021
    2. T2134-4
      #535957       ΔE = 2.885

  25. Chrysler

    1. ★ Graphite
      #585754       ΔE = 2.072
    2. Silver
      #55595d       ΔE = 2.943

  26. Audi

    1. ★ Dolomite Gray Metallic / LY7V
      #585754       ΔE = 2.072
    2. Daytona Gray Pearl / 6Y, 6Y6Y, 6YPA, 6YPW, 6YSW, LZ7S
      #515555       ΔE = 2.640

  27. Tikkurila

    1. ★ 0514 / Graphite gray
      #56585b       ΔE = 2.076
    2. 612X
      #545559       ΔE = 2.997

  28. CIL

    1. ★ Obsidian Glass
      #5e5e5e       ΔE = 2.080

  29. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 445
      #545454       ΔE = 2.100

  30. Pratt & Lambert

    1. ★ Gun Powder 33-15
      #535556       ΔE = 2.100
    2. Rialto 32-21
      #5d5855       ΔE = 2.836

  31. Model Master

    1. ★ Model Master 18123
      #5d5d5f       ΔE = 2.114
    2. Model Master 1791
      #555754       ΔE = 2.328

  32. AMC

    1. ★ Gray Mist
      #555553       ΔE = 2.135
    2. Charcoal Gray
      #525354       ΔE = 2.688

  33. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Prestwick Gray
      #545557       ΔE = 2.146
    2. Medium Pebble Gray
      #535856       ΔE = 2.627

  34. Kelly-Moore

    1. Defense / AC260-5
      #535453       ΔE = 2.346

  35. Vallejo

    1. Vallejo 70.865 #177
      #54595b       ΔE = 2.417

  36. Australian Standard AS2700

    1. N55 Lead Grey
      #5e5c59       ΔE = 2.419

  37. Berger

    1. Charcoal Shadow / 8286
      #565b5d       ΔE = 2.425
    2. Dark Shadows / 8294
      #5f5d5a       ΔE = 2.669

  38. Vista Paint

    1. Charcoal Shadow
      #565b5d       ΔE = 2.425
    2. Dark Shadows
      #5f5d5a       ΔE = 2.669

  39. Scib Paints

    1. Charcoal Shadow / 8286
      #565b5d       ΔE = 2.425
    2. Dark Shadows / 8294
      #5f5d5a       ΔE = 2.669

  40. Toyo Ink

    1. CF11006
      #525454       ΔE = 2.431
    2. CF11000
      #525354       ΔE = 2.688

  41. Crown Diamond

    1. 7409-73 Tenor
      #5d585a       ΔE = 2.464

  42. Taubmans

    1. Aniseed / T12 9.H7
      #585453       ΔE = 2.543
    2. Jolly Roger / T12 8.F12
      #54585b       ΔE = 2.550

  43. Sico

    1. 6182-63 Ground Pepper
      #605b5a       ΔE = 2.548

  44. Brillux

    1. 99.00.51
      #56575b       ΔE = 2.623

  45. Behr

    1. Battleship ECAT-6
      #515555       ΔE = 2.640
    2. 720F-6 Paramount
      #535958       ΔE = 2.654

  46. Duron

    1. Night Owl
      #5b5f5e       ΔE = 2.768

  47. Jotun

    1. 9920 / Askesort
      #545351       ΔE = 2.817
    2. 9937 / Aske
      #60605f       ΔE = 2.940

  48. Crown Paint

    1. Film Noir
      #545351       ΔE = 2.817

  49. Nippon Paint

    1. Riverdance / NP N 2023 A
      #555b59       ΔE = 2.828

  50. Ford

    1. Medium Dark Pewter
      #535754       ΔE = 2.840
    2. Charcoal Gray
      #535351       ΔE = 2.867

  51. Evonik-Degussa

    1. 4203D Turned Earth
      #5e585a       ΔE = 2.847

  52. Tamiya

    1. Tamiya 80354,XF54
      #5c5d61       ΔE = 2.998

#595959 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#595959 foreground

For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

Georges Rouault
<p style="color: #595959">…</p>

#595959 background

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Andy Warhol
<p style="background-color: #595959">…</p>

#595959 shadow

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Henry Ward Beecher
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #595959">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
5855577
Binary
01011001, 01011001, 01011001
Hexadecimal
#595959
Closest short hex
#555 ΔE = 1.678
RGB
rgb(89, 89, 89)
RGBA
rgba(89, 89, 89, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333
RYB
red: 0.349%, yellow: 0.349%, blue: 0.349%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-10921639 / 0xff595959
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 35%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 0%%, 35%%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 35% (0.349)
HSP
hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 34.902%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 37.824
Cubehelix
H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.349
TSL
T: 1.484, S: 0.000, L: 0.349
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 65% (0.651)
CMY
cyan: 65% (0.651), magenta: 65% (0.651), yellow: 65% (0.651)
XYZ
X: 9.495, Y: 9.990, Z: 10.877
xyY
x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 9.990
CIELab
L: 37.824, a: -0.000, b: 0.000
CIELuv
L: 37.824, u: -0.000, v: 0.000
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 37.824, C: 0.000, H: 158.199
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 37.824, C: 0.000, H: 146.356
Hunter-Lab
L: 31.607, a: -1.688, b: 1.720
CIECAM02
J: 28.286, C: 1.180, h: 210.928, Q: 104.784, M: 1.032, s: 9.923, H: 267.801
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.097, green: 0.168
LMS
L: 9.483, M: 10.343, S: 10.861
YCbCr
Y: 92.451, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YCgCo
Y: 89.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 22.250
YDbDr
Y: 89.000, Db: 0.000, Dr: 0.000
YPbPr
Y: 89.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: 0.000
xvYCC
Y: 92.435, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YIQ
Y: 89.000, I: -0.000, Q: 0.000
YUV
Y: 89.000, U: 0.001, V: 0.000
Munsell Color System
10B 5/1 ΔE = 3.416
Brand Color
WordPress (grey) ΔE = 8.100

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