What color is #59403F?

#59403F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59403F?

The RGB value is 89, 64, 63: 89 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59403F?

The complementary color is #3F5859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59403F color

#59403F rgb(89, 64, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59403F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (89, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#59403F color codes

HEX	`#59403F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, 10.72, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 11.78, 24.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.851, 6.15, 5.528)`
Decimal	`5849151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59403F, 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 #59403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #59403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59403f; }
.text { color: #59403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59403f, #594d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #59403F?: #59403F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59403F?: The RGB value is 89, 64, 63: 89 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59403F?: The complementary color is #3F5859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.