Information about Dark Cyanish Grey color

#535959 - Dark Cyanish Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #535959, known as "Dark Cyanish Grey", is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 89, 89) — 32.5% red, 34.9% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #535959 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Titans Steel Grey (#54585A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Landscape Grey (#555759) and Half Tuna (#55585C).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 89, 89) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #535959 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Dark Cyanish Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Cyanish Grey color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Cyanish Grey color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959
#747B7B

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#969D9D

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#B9BDBD

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#DCDEDE

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Cyanish Grey color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959
#434747

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#323535

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#212323

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#101111

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Black

#000000

Dark Cyanish Grey color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959
#5C6161

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#656868

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#6D7070

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#767878

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Grey

#808080

Dark Cyanish Grey color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#555459

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#545559

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#545759

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Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959
#545957

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#545955

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#555954

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Dark Cyanish Grey color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#595454
#595454

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#595754
#595754

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#595457
#595457

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#545759
#545759

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#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#545957
#545957

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#595459
#595459

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#595954
#595954

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#545459
#545459

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#595454
#595454

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#595954
#595954

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#535959
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#575459
#575459

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#595454
#595454

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#575954
#575954

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Nearest named colors to Dark Cyanish Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Dark Greenish Grey color link
Dark Greenish Grey

#535953

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Quarter Fuscous Grey color link
Quarter Fuscous Grey

#595A5E

Dark Cyanish Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#535959
  • RGB83, 89, 89
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(83, 89, 89)
  • HSL180°, 3%, 34%
  • HSL Precise180°, 3.488%, 33.725%
  • HSV180°, 7%, 35%
  • HSB180°, 7%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.349, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.349, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.349, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID535959
  • DECIMAL ID5462361
  • Name Length17
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