What color is #592E5C?

#592E5C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #592E5C?

The RGB value is 89, 46, 92: 89 red, 46 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #592E5C?

The complementary color is #315C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #592E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#592E5C color

#592E5C rgb(89, 46, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #592E5C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 18% green and 36.1% blue (89, 46, 92).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#592E5C color codes

HEX	`#592E5C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 46, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 18%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 50%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, 27.51, -19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 33.62, 324.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.028, 4.851, 10.689)`
Decimal	`5844572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #592E5C, 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 #592E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#592E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #592E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #592e5c; }
.text { color: #592e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #592e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 46 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #592e5c, #5c2e48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #592E5C?: #592E5C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #592E5C?: The RGB value is 89, 46, 92: 89 red, 46 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #592E5C?: The complementary color is #315C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #592E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.