What color is #594520?

#594520 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594520?

The RGB value is 89, 69, 32: 89 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594520?

The complementary color is #203459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594520 color

#594520 rgb(89, 69, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #594520 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 27.1% green and 12.5% blue (89, 69, 32).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 47% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 64% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#594520 color codes

HEX	`#594520`
RGB	`rgb(89, 69, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 27.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 47%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 64%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.6, 3.68, 25.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.6, 25.53, 81.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.509, 6.485, 2.275)`
Decimal	`5850400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594520, 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 #594520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #594520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594520; }
.text { color: #594520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 69 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594520, #515920); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #594520?: #594520 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594520?: The RGB value is 89, 69, 32: 89 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594520?: The complementary color is #203459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.