What color is #593243?

#593243 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593243?

The RGB value is 89, 50, 67: 89 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593243?

The complementary color is #325948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593243 color

#593243 rgb(89, 50, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #593243 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 19.6% green and 26.3% blue (89, 50, 67).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 25% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#593243 color codes

HEX	`#593243`
RGB	`rgb(89, 50, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 19.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 25%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.19, 20.22, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.19, 20.44, 351.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.274, 4.811, 5.907)`
Decimal	`5845571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593243, 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 #593243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #593243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593243; }
.text { color: #593243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 50 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593243, #593432); }

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Questions

What color is #593243?: #593243 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593243?: The RGB value is 89, 50, 67: 89 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593243?: The complementary color is #325948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.