What color is #594152?

#594152 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594152?

The RGB value is 89, 65, 82: 89 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594152?

The complementary color is #415948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594152 color

#594152 rgb(89, 65, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594152 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 25.5% green and 32.2% blue (89, 65, 82).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#594152 color codes

HEX	`#594152`
RGB	`rgb(89, 65, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 25.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.67, 13.59, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.67, 14.91, 335.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.533, 6.514, 8.842)`
Decimal	`5849426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594152, 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 #594152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #594152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594152; }
.text { color: #594152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 65 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594152, #594146); }

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Questions

What color is #594152?: #594152 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594152?: The RGB value is 89, 65, 82: 89 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594152?: The complementary color is #415948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.