What color is #59444B?

#59444B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59444B?

The RGB value is 89, 68, 75: 89 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59444B?

The complementary color is #445952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59444B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59444B color

#59444B rgb(89, 68, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59444B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.7% green and 29.4% blue (89, 68, 75).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#59444B color codes

HEX	`#59444B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 68, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, 10.3, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 10.33, 355.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.457, 6.766, 7.568)`
Decimal	`5850187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59444B, 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 #59444B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59444B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #59444B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59444b; }
.text { color: #59444b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59444b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 68 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59444b, #594844); }

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Questions

What color is #59444B?: #59444B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59444B?: The RGB value is 89, 68, 75: 89 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59444B?: The complementary color is #445952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59444B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.