What color is #594953?

#594953 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594953?

The RGB value is 89, 73, 83: 89 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594953?

The complementary color is #49594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594953 color

#594953 rgb(89, 73, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594953 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 28.6% green and 32.5% blue (89, 73, 83).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#594953 color codes

HEX	`#594953`
RGB	`rgb(89, 73, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 28.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, 8.72, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 9.35, 338.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.064, 7.514, 9.207)`
Decimal	`5851475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594953, 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 #594953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #594953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594953; }
.text { color: #594953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 73 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594953, #59494b); }

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Questions

What color is #594953?: #594953 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594953?: The RGB value is 89, 73, 83: 89 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594953?: The complementary color is #49594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.