What color is #595060?

#595060 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595060?

The RGB value is 89, 80, 96: 89 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595060?

The complementary color is #576050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595060 color

#595060 rgb(89, 80, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595060 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.4% green and 37.6% blue (89, 80, 96).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#595060 color codes

HEX	`#595060`
RGB	`rgb(89, 80, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 17%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, 7.13, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 10.68, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.099, 8.706, 12.265)`
Decimal	`5853280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595060, 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 #595060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #595060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595060; }
.text { color: #595060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 80 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595060, #60505f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #595060?: #595060 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595060?: The RGB value is 89, 80, 96: 89 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595060?: The complementary color is #576050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.