What color is #593D41?

#593D41 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 #593D41?

The RGB value is 89, 61, 65: 89 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593D41?

The complementary color is #3D5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593D41 color

#593D41 rgb(89, 61, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #593D41 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (89, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#593D41 color codes

HEX	`#593D41`
RGB	`rgb(89, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.01, 12.96, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.01, 13.19, 10.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.743, 5.843, 5.773)`
Decimal	`5848385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593D41, 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 #593D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #593D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593d41; }
.text { color: #593d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593d41, #59473d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #593D41?: #593D41 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 #593D41?: The RGB value is 89, 61, 65: 89 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593D41?: The complementary color is #3D5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.