What color is #59373D?

#59373D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59373D?

The RGB value is 89, 55, 61: 89 red, 55 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59373D?

The complementary color is #375953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59373D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59373D color

#59373D rgb(89, 55, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #59373D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 21.6% green and 23.9% blue (89, 55, 61).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 31% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#59373D color codes

HEX	`#59373D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 55, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 21.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, 16.11, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 16.32, 9.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.328, 5.194, 5.083)`
Decimal	`5846845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59373D, 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 #59373D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59373D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #59373D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59373d; }
.text { color: #59373d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59373d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 55 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59373d, #594237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #59373D?: #59373D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59373D?: The RGB value is 89, 55, 61: 89 red, 55 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59373D?: The complementary color is #375953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59373D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.