What color is #594344?

#594344 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 #594344?

The RGB value is 89, 67, 68: 89 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594344?

The complementary color is #435958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594344 color

#594344 rgb(89, 67, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594344 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.3% green and 26.7% blue (89, 67, 68).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#594344 color codes

HEX	`#594344`
RGB	`rgb(89, 67, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 9.66, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 10.13, 17.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.17, 6.556, 6.355)`
Decimal	`5849924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594344, 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 #594344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #594344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594344; }
.text { color: #594344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 67 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594344, #594d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #594344?: #594344 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 #594344?: The RGB value is 89, 67, 68: 89 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594344?: The complementary color is #435958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.