What color is #591E24?

#591E24 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #591E24?

The RGB value is 89, 30, 36: 89 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #591E24?

The complementary color is #1E5953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #591E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#591E24 color

#591E24 rgb(89, 30, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #591E24 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 11.8% green and 14.1% blue (89, 30, 36).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 60% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#591E24 color codes

HEX	`#591E24`
RGB	`rgb(89, 30, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 11.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 60%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.75, 27.71, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.75, 29.59, 20.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.903, 3.18, 2.024)`
Decimal	`5840420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #591E24, 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 #591E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#591E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #591E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #591e24; }
.text { color: #591e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #591e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 30 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #591e24, #59351e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #591E24?: #591E24 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #591E24?: The RGB value is 89, 30, 36: 89 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #591E24?: The complementary color is #1E5953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #591E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.