What color is #594C55?

#594C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594C55?

The RGB value is 89, 76, 85: 89 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594C55?

The complementary color is #4C5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594C55 color

#594C55 rgb(89, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (89, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#594C55 color codes

HEX	`#594C55`
RGB	`rgb(89, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 7.23, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 7.95, 335.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.344, 7.949, 9.687)`
Decimal	`5852245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594C55, 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 #594C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #594C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594c55; }
.text { color: #594c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594c55, #594c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594C55?: #594C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594C55?: The RGB value is 89, 76, 85: 89 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594C55?: The complementary color is #4C5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.