#595262
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #595262
#595262 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 32% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 12.3); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5B6252 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #595262 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.48:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #595262?
#595262 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 32% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #595262?
Use white text. White on #595262 has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #595262?
Its complementary colour is #5B6252, and analogous partners are #525362 and #615262.