What color is #594E6E?

#594E6E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594E6E?

The RGB value is 89, 78, 110: 89 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594E6E?

The complementary color is #636E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594E6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594E6E color

#594E6E rgb(89, 78, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594E6E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 30.6% green and 43.1% blue (89, 78, 110).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#594E6E color codes

HEX	`#594E6E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 78, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 30.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 11.78, -16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 20.48, 305.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.658, 8.698, 15.919)`
Decimal	`5852782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594E6E, 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 #594E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #594E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594e6e; }
.text { color: #594e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 78 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594e6e, #694e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594E6E?: #594E6E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594E6E?: The RGB value is 89, 78, 110: 89 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594E6E?: The complementary color is #636E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594E6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.