What color is #593F55?

#593F55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593F55?

The RGB value is 89, 63, 85: 89 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593F55?

The complementary color is #3F5943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593F55 color

#593F55 rgb(89, 63, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593F55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 24.7% green and 33.3% blue (89, 63, 85).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#593F55 color codes

HEX	`#593F55`
RGB	`rgb(89, 63, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 24.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, 15.49, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 17.78, 330.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.537, 6.335, 9.418)`
Decimal	`5848917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593F55, 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 #593F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #593F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593f55; }
.text { color: #593f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 63 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593f55, #593f48); }

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Questions

What color is #593F55?: #593F55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593F55?: The RGB value is 89, 63, 85: 89 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593F55?: The complementary color is #3F5943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.