What color is #594D41?

#594D41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594D41?

The RGB value is 89, 77, 65: 89 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594D41?

The complementary color is #414D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594D41?

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.

#594D41 color

#594D41 rgb(89, 77, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594D41 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 30.2% green and 25.5% blue (89, 77, 65).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#594D41 color codes

HEX	`#594D41`
RGB	`rgb(89, 77, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 30.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, 2.85, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 9.41, 72.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.728, 7.813, 6.101)`
Decimal	`5852481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594D41, 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 #594D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594D41 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 #594D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594d41; }
.text { color: #594d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 77 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594d41, #595941); }

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Questions

What color is #594D41?: #594D41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594D41?: The RGB value is 89, 77, 65: 89 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594D41?: The complementary color is #414D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594D41?: 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.