What color is #593F49?

#593F49 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 #593F49?

The RGB value is 89, 63, 73: 89 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593F49?

The complementary color is #3F594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593F49 color

#593F49 rgb(89, 63, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #593F49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 24.7% green and 28.6% blue (89, 63, 73).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#593F49 color codes

HEX	`#593F49`
RGB	`rgb(89, 63, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 24.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.81, 13.11, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.81, 13.2, 353.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.1, 6.16, 7.117)`
Decimal	`5848905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593F49, 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 #593F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #593F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593f49; }
.text { color: #593f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 63 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593f49, #59423f); }

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Questions

What color is #593F49?: #593F49 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 #593F49?: The RGB value is 89, 63, 73: 89 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593F49?: The complementary color is #3F594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.