What color is #591E32?

#591E32 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #591E32?

The RGB value is 89, 30, 50: 89 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #591E32?

The complementary color is #1E5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #591E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#591E32 color

#591E32 rgb(89, 30, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #591E32 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 11.8% green and 19.6% blue (89, 30, 50).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 44% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#591E32 color codes

HEX	`#591E32`
RGB	`rgb(89, 30, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 11.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 44%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, 29.22, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 29.25, 2.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.16, 3.283, 3.379)`
Decimal	`5840434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #591E32, 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 #591E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#591E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #591E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #591e32; }
.text { color: #591e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #591e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 30 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #591e32, #59281e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #591E32?: #591E32 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #591E32?: The RGB value is 89, 30, 50: 89 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #591E32?: The complementary color is #1E5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #591E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.