What color is #594246?

#594246 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594246?

The RGB value is 89, 66, 70: 89 red, 66 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594246?

The complementary color is #425955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594246 color

#594246 rgb(89, 66, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594246 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 25.9% green and 27.5% blue (89, 66, 70).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#594246 color codes

HEX	`#594246`
RGB	`rgb(89, 66, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 25.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.55, 10.65, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.55, 10.75, 7.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.174, 6.463, 6.663)`
Decimal	`5849670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594246, 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 #594246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #594246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594246; }
.text { color: #594246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 66 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594246, #594a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594246?: #594246 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594246?: The RGB value is 89, 66, 70: 89 red, 66 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594246?: The complementary color is #425955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.