What color is #593944?

#593944 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593944?

The RGB value is 89, 57, 68: 89 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593944?

The complementary color is #39594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593944 color

#593944 rgb(89, 57, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #593944 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 22.4% green and 26.7% blue (89, 57, 68).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#593944 color codes

HEX	`#593944`
RGB	`rgb(89, 57, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 22.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 16.01, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 16.04, 356.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.626, 5.468, 6.174)`
Decimal	`5847364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593944, 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 #593944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #593944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593944; }
.text { color: #593944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 57 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593944, #593e39); }

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Questions

What color is #593944?: #593944 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593944?: The RGB value is 89, 57, 68: 89 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593944?: The complementary color is #39594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.