What color is #590117?

#590117 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #590117?

The RGB value is 89, 1, 23: 89 red, 1 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #590117?

The complementary color is #015943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #590117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#590117 color

#590117 rgb(89, 1, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #590117 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 0.4% green and 9% blue (89, 1, 23).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 98% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 74% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#590117 color codes

HEX	`#590117`
RGB	`rgb(89, 1, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 0.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 98%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 99%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 37.69, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 40.23, 20.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.286, 2.208, 1.011)`
Decimal	`5832983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #590117, 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 #590117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#590117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #590117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #590117; }
.text { color: #590117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #590117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 1 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #590117, #591701); }

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Questions

What color is #590117?: #590117 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #590117?: The RGB value is 89, 1, 23: 89 red, 1 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #590117?: The complementary color is #015943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #590117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.