What color is #594F61?

#594F61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F61?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 97: 89 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F61?

The complementary color is #57614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F61 color

#594F61 rgb(89, 79, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #594F61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 38% blue (89, 79, 97).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#594F61 color codes

HEX	`#594F61`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, 7.99, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 12, 311.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.073, 8.579, 12.485)`
Decimal	`5853025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F61, 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 #594F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #594F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f61; }
.text { color: #594f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f61, #614f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594F61?: #594F61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F61?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 97: 89 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F61?: The complementary color is #57614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.