What color is #59424E?

#59424E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59424E?

The RGB value is 89, 66, 78: 89 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59424E?

The complementary color is #42594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59424E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59424E color

#59424E rgb(89, 66, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59424E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 25.9% green and 30.6% blue (89, 66, 78).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#59424E color codes

HEX	`#59424E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 66, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 25.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 12.15, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 12.61, 344.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.443, 6.571, 8.082)`
Decimal	`5849678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59424E, 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 #59424E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59424E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #59424E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59424e; }
.text { color: #59424e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59424e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 66 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59424e, #594243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #59424E?: #59424E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59424E?: The RGB value is 89, 66, 78: 89 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59424E?: The complementary color is #42594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59424E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.