What color is #59452F?

#59452F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59452F?

The RGB value is 89, 69, 47: 89 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59452F?

The complementary color is #2F4359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59452F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59452F color

#59452F rgb(89, 69, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #59452F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 27.1% green and 18.4% blue (89, 69, 47).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 47% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#59452F color codes

HEX	`#59452F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 69, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 27.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 47%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, 5.26, 16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 17.37, 72.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.761, 6.586, 3.604)`
Decimal	`5850415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59452F, 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 #59452F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59452F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #59452F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59452f; }
.text { color: #59452f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59452f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 69 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59452f, #58592f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #59452F?: #59452F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59452F?: The RGB value is 89, 69, 47: 89 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59452F?: The complementary color is #2F4359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59452F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.