What color is #594932?

#594932 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594932?

The RGB value is 89, 73, 50: 89 red, 73 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594932?

The complementary color is #324259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594932 color

#594932 rgb(89, 73, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #594932 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 28.6% green and 19.6% blue (89, 73, 50).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 44% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#594932 color codes

HEX	`#594932`
RGB	`rgb(89, 73, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 28.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, 3.13, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 16.6, 79.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.078, 7.12, 4.018)`
Decimal	`5851442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594932, 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 #594932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #594932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594932; }
.text { color: #594932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 73 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594932, #565932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #594932?: #594932 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594932?: The RGB value is 89, 73, 50: 89 red, 73 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594932?: The complementary color is #324259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.