What color is #594F4B?

#594F4B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F4B?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 75: 89 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F4B?

The complementary color is #4B5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F4B color

#594F4B rgb(89, 79, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594F4B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 29.4% blue (89, 79, 75).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#594F4B color codes

HEX	`#594F4B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, 3.37, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 5.13, 48.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.186, 8.224, 7.811)`
Decimal	`5853003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F4B, 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 #594F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #594F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f4b; }
.text { color: #594f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f4b, #59564b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #594F4B?: #594F4B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F4B?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 75: 89 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F4B?: The complementary color is #4B5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.