What color is #59383A?

#59383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59383A?

The RGB value is 89, 56, 58: 89 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59383A?

The complementary color is #385957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59383A color

#59383A rgb(89, 56, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #59383A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (89, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#59383A color codes

HEX	`#59383A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.46, 15.01, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.46, 15.77, 17.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.298, 5.258, 4.685)`
Decimal	`5847098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59383A, 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 #59383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #59383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59383a; }
.text { color: #59383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59383a, #594738); }

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Questions

What color is #59383A?: #59383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59383A?: The RGB value is 89, 56, 58: 89 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59383A?: The complementary color is #385957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.