What color is #594F42?

#594F42 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 #594F42?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 66: 89 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F42?

The complementary color is #424C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F42 color

#594F42 rgb(89, 79, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594F42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 25.9% blue (89, 79, 66).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#594F42 color codes

HEX	`#594F42`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, 1.78, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 9.37, 79.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.899, 8.109, 6.302)`
Decimal	`5852994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F42, 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 #594F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #594F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f42; }
.text { color: #594f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f42, #585942); }

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Questions

What color is #594F42?: #594F42 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 #594F42?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 66: 89 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F42?: The complementary color is #424C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.