What color is #594C48?

#594C48 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 #594C48?

The RGB value is 89, 76, 72: 89 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594C48?

The complementary color is #485559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594C48 color

#594C48 rgb(89, 76, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594C48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.8% green and 28.2% blue (89, 76, 72).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#594C48 color codes

HEX	`#594C48`
RGB	`rgb(89, 76, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, 4.69, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 6.42, 43.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.874, 7.761, 7.213)`
Decimal	`5852232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594C48, 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 #594C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #594C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594c48; }
.text { color: #594c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 76 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594c48, #595548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #594C48?: #594C48 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 #594C48?: The RGB value is 89, 76, 72: 89 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594C48?: The complementary color is #485559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.