What color is #59361F?

#59361F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59361F?

The RGB value is 89, 54, 31: 89 red, 54 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59361F?

The complementary color is #1F4259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59361F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59361F color

#59361F rgb(89, 54, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #59361F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 21.2% green and 12.2% blue (89, 54, 31).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 48% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 65% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#59361F color codes

HEX	`#59361F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 54, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 21.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 48%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 65%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 65%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, 13.07, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 24.57, 57.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.687, 4.862, 1.935)`
Decimal	`5846559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59361F, 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 #59361F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59361F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #59361F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59361f; }
.text { color: #59361f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59361f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 54 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59361f, #59531f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #59361F?: #59361F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59361F?: The RGB value is 89, 54, 31: 89 red, 54 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59361F?: The complementary color is #1F4259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59361F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.