What color is #593B46?

#593B46 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 #593B46?

The RGB value is 89, 59, 70: 89 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593B46?

The complementary color is #3B594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593B46 color

#593B46 rgb(89, 59, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #593B46 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.1% green and 27.5% blue (89, 59, 70).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#593B46 color codes

HEX	`#593B46`
RGB	`rgb(89, 59, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, 15.1, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 15.16, 354.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.789, 5.694, 6.535)`
Decimal	`5847878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593B46, 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 #593B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #593B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593b46; }
.text { color: #593b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 59 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593b46, #593f3b); }

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Questions

What color is #593B46?: #593B46 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 #593B46?: The RGB value is 89, 59, 70: 89 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593B46?: The complementary color is #3B594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.