What color is #59656D?

#59656D is a grayish azure known as Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Streets of London?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 109: 89 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Streets of London?

The complementary color is #6D6159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Streets of London color: hex code #59656D

#59656D rgb(89, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

Streets of London has the hex code #59656D. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (89, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

Streets of London (#59656D) color codes

HEX	`#59656D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -2.7, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 6.63, 245.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.533, 12.535, 16.277)`
Decimal	`5858669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Streets of London, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #59656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #59656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59656d; }
.text { color: #59656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59656d, #595b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #59656D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #59656D?: #59656D is a grayish azure known as Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Streets of London?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 109: 89 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Streets of London?: The complementary color is #6D6159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.