What color is #594F58?

#594F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F58?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 88: 89 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F58?

The complementary color is #4F5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F58 color

#594F58 rgb(89, 79, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594F58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 34.5% blue (89, 79, 88).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#594F58 color codes

HEX	`#594F58`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, 5.98, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 7.07, 327.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.677, 8.421, 10.399)`
Decimal	`5853016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F58, 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 #594F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #594F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f58; }
.text { color: #594f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f58, #594f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594F58?: #594F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F58?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 88: 89 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F58?: The complementary color is #4F5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.