What color is #594F35?

#594F35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F35?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 53: 89 red, 79 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F35?

The complementary color is #353F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F35 color

#594F35 rgb(89, 79, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #594F35 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 20.8% blue (89, 79, 53).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#594F35 color codes

HEX	`#594F35`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -0.19, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 16.89, 90.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.559, 7.973, 4.508)`
Decimal	`5852981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F35, 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 #594F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #594F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f35; }
.text { color: #594f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f35, #515935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #594F35?: #594F35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F35?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 53: 89 red, 79 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F35?: The complementary color is #353F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.