What color is #594E57?

#594E57 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594E57?

The RGB value is 89, 78, 87: 89 red, 78 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594E57?

The complementary color is #4E5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594E57 color

#594E57 rgb(89, 78, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594E57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 30.6% green and 34.1% blue (89, 78, 87).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#594E57 color codes

HEX	`#594E57`
RGB	`rgb(89, 78, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 30.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, 6.4, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 7.34, 330.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.564, 8.261, 10.158)`
Decimal	`5852759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594E57, 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 #594E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #594E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594e57; }
.text { color: #594e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 78 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594e57, #594e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594E57?: #594E57 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594E57?: The RGB value is 89, 78, 87: 89 red, 78 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594E57?: The complementary color is #4E5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.