What color is #593E4F?

#593E4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593E4F?

The RGB value is 89, 62, 79: 89 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593E4F?

The complementary color is #3E5948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593E4F color

#593E4F rgb(89, 62, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593E4F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 24.3% green and 31% blue (89, 62, 79).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#593E4F color codes

HEX	`#593E4F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 62, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 24.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.75, 14.9, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.75, 15.91, 339.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 6.134, 8.197)`
Decimal	`5848655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593E4F, 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 #593E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #593E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593e4f; }
.text { color: #593e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 62 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593e4f, #593e42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #593E4F?: #593E4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593E4F?: The RGB value is 89, 62, 79: 89 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593E4F?: The complementary color is #3E5948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.