What color is #59464B?

#59464B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59464B?

The RGB value is 89, 70, 75: 89 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59464B?

The complementary color is #465954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59464B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59464B color

#59464B rgb(89, 70, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59464B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 27.5% green and 29.4% blue (89, 70, 75).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#59464B color codes

HEX	`#59464B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 70, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 27.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 9.03, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 9.03, 0.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.58, 7.012, 7.609)`
Decimal	`5850699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59464B, 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 #59464B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59464B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #59464B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59464b; }
.text { color: #59464b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59464b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 70 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59464b, #594b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #59464B?: #59464B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59464B?: The RGB value is 89, 70, 75: 89 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59464B?: The complementary color is #465954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59464B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.