What color is #593C2A?

#593C2A 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 #593C2A?

The RGB value is 89, 60, 42: 89 red, 60 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593C2A?

The complementary color is #2A4759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593C2A color

#593C2A rgb(89, 60, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #593C2A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.5% green and 16.5% blue (89, 60, 42).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#593C2A color codes

HEX	`#593C2A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 60, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 53%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.18, 10.36, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.18, 19.25, 57.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.154, 5.523, 2.932)`
Decimal	`5848106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593C2A, 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 #593C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #593C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593c2a; }
.text { color: #593c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 60 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593c2a, #59542a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #593C2A?: #593C2A 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 #593C2A?: The RGB value is 89, 60, 42: 89 red, 60 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593C2A?: The complementary color is #2A4759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.