What color is #594B60?

#594B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594B60?

The RGB value is 89, 75, 96: 89 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594B60?

The complementary color is #52604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594B60 color

#594B60 rgb(89, 75, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594B60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.4% green and 37.6% blue (89, 75, 96).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#594B60 color codes

HEX	`#594B60`
RGB	`rgb(89, 75, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, 10.29, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 14.42, 315.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.747, 8.001, 12.148)`
Decimal	`5852000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594B60, 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 #594B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #594B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594b60; }
.text { color: #594b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 75 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594b60, #604b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594B60?: #594B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594B60?: The RGB value is 89, 75, 96: 89 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594B60?: The complementary color is #52604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.