What color is #59414E?

#59414E 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 #59414E?

The RGB value is 89, 65, 78: 89 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59414E?

The complementary color is #41594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59414E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59414E color

#59414E rgb(89, 65, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59414E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 25.5% green and 30.6% blue (89, 65, 78).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#59414E color codes

HEX	`#59414E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 65, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 25.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, 12.79, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 13.33, 343.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.385, 6.455, 8.063)`
Decimal	`5849422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59414E, 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 #59414E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59414E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #59414E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59414e; }
.text { color: #59414e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59414e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 65 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59414e, #594142); }

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Questions

What color is #59414E?: #59414E 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 #59414E?: The RGB value is 89, 65, 78: 89 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59414E?: The complementary color is #41594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59414E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.