What color is #594C2D?

#594C2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594C2D?

The RGB value is 89, 76, 45: 89 red, 76 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594C2D?

The complementary color is #2D3A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594C2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594C2D color

#594C2D rgb(89, 76, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #594C2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.8% green and 17.6% blue (89, 76, 45).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#594C2D color codes

HEX	`#594C2D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 76, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 49%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, 0.65, 20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 20.41, 88.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.178, 7.483, 3.548)`
Decimal	`5852205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594C2D, 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 #594C2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594C2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #594C2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594c2d; }
.text { color: #594c2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594c2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 76 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594c2d, #50592d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #594C2D?: #594C2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594C2D?: The RGB value is 89, 76, 45: 89 red, 76 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594C2D?: The complementary color is #2D3A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594C2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.