What color is #594C4C?

#594C4C is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594C4C?

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

What is the complementary color of #594C4C?

The complementary color is #4C5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594C4C color

#594C4C rgb(89, 76, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594C4C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#594C4C color codes

HEX	`#594C4C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 76, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, 5.43, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 5.79, 20.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.009, 7.815, 7.923)`
Decimal	`5852236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594C4C, 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 #594C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #594C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594c4c; }
.text { color: #594c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 76 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594c4c, #59524c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #594C4C?: #594C4C is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594C4C?: The RGB value is 89, 76, 76: 89 red, 76 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594C4C?: The complementary color is #4C5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.