What color is #593544?

#593544 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 #593544?

The RGB value is 89, 53, 68: 89 red, 53 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593544?

The complementary color is #35594A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593544 color

#593544 rgb(89, 53, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #593544 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 20.8% green and 26.7% blue (89, 53, 68).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#593544 color codes

HEX	`#593544`
RGB	`rgb(89, 53, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 20.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.98, 18.53, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.98, 18.69, 352.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.436, 5.088, 6.111)`
Decimal	`5846340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593544, 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 #593544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #593544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593544; }
.text { color: #593544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 53 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593544, #593835); }

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Questions

What color is #593544?: #593544 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 #593544?: The RGB value is 89, 53, 68: 89 red, 53 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593544?: The complementary color is #35594A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.