What color is #593239?

#593239 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593239?

The RGB value is 89, 50, 57: 89 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593239?

The complementary color is #325952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593239 color

#593239 rgb(89, 50, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #593239 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 19.6% green and 22.4% blue (89, 50, 57).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#593239 color codes

HEX	`#593239`
RGB	`rgb(89, 50, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 19.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, 18.62, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 18.9, 9.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.999, 4.701, 4.462)`
Decimal	`5845561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593239, 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 #593239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #593239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593239; }
.text { color: #593239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 50 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593239, #593e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #593239?: #593239 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593239?: The RGB value is 89, 50, 57: 89 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593239?: The complementary color is #325952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.