What color is #594A47?

#594A47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594A47?

The RGB value is 89, 74, 71: 89 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594A47?

The complementary color is #475659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594A47 color

#594A47 rgb(89, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594A47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (89, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#594A47 color codes

HEX	`#594A47`
RGB	`rgb(89, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 5.77, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 7.1, 35.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.706, 7.477, 6.997)`
Decimal	`5851719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594A47, 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 #594A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #594A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594a47; }
.text { color: #594a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594a47, #595347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #594A47?: #594A47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594A47?: The RGB value is 89, 74, 71: 89 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594A47?: The complementary color is #475659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.