What color is #594B45?

#594B45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594B45?

The RGB value is 89, 75, 69: 89 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594B45?

The complementary color is #455359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594B45 color

#594B45 rgb(89, 75, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594B45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.4% green and 27.1% blue (89, 75, 69).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#594B45 color codes

HEX	`#594B45`
RGB	`rgb(89, 75, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, 4.78, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 7.48, 50.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.71, 7.586, 6.687)`
Decimal	`5851973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594B45, 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 #594B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #594B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594b45; }
.text { color: #594b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 75 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594b45, #595545); }

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Questions

What color is #594B45?: #594B45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594B45?: The RGB value is 89, 75, 69: 89 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594B45?: The complementary color is #455359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.