What color is #593146?

#593146 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593146?

The RGB value is 89, 49, 70: 89 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593146?

The complementary color is #315944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593146 color

#593146 rgb(89, 49, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593146 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 19.2% green and 27.5% blue (89, 49, 70).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#593146 color codes

HEX	`#593146`
RGB	`rgb(89, 49, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 19.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.05, 21.36, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.05, 21.98, 346.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.324, 4.763, 6.379)`
Decimal	`5845318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593146, 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 #593146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #593146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593146; }
.text { color: #593146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 49 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593146, #593132); }

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Questions

What color is #593146?: #593146 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593146?: The RGB value is 89, 49, 70: 89 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593146?: The complementary color is #315944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.