What color is #594648?

#594648 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594648?

The RGB value is 89, 70, 72: 89 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594648?

The complementary color is #465957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594648 color

#594648 rgb(89, 70, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594648 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 27.5% green and 28.2% blue (89, 70, 72).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#594648 color codes

HEX	`#594648`
RGB	`rgb(89, 70, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 27.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.74, 8.47, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.74, 8.68, 12.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.48, 6.972, 7.081)`
Decimal	`5850696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594648, 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 #594648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #594648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594648; }
.text { color: #594648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 70 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594648, #594e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #594648?: #594648 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594648?: The RGB value is 89, 70, 72: 89 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594648?: The complementary color is #465957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.