What color is #595048?

#595048 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595048?

The RGB value is 89, 80, 72: 89 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595048?

The complementary color is #485159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595048 color

#595048 rgb(89, 80, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595048 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.4% green and 28.2% blue (89, 80, 72).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#595048 color codes

HEX	`#595048`
RGB	`rgb(89, 80, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, 2.2, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 6.45, 70.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.158, 8.329, 7.308)`
Decimal	`5853256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595048, 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 #595048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #595048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595048; }
.text { color: #595048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 80 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595048, #595948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #595048?: #595048 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595048?: The RGB value is 89, 80, 72: 89 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595048?: The complementary color is #485159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.