What color is #595130?

#595130 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595130?

The RGB value is 89, 81, 48: 89 red, 81 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595130?

The complementary color is #303859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595130?

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.

#595130 color

#595130 rgb(89, 81, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #595130 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.8% green and 18.8% blue (89, 81, 48).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 46% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#595130 color codes

HEX	`#595130`
RGB	`rgb(89, 81, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -2.05, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 20.68, 95.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.596, 8.222, 3.983)`
Decimal	`5853488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595130, 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 #595130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595130 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 #595130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595130; }
.text { color: #595130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 81 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595130, #4d5930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #595130?: #595130 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595130?: The RGB value is 89, 81, 48: 89 red, 81 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595130?: The complementary color is #303859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595130?: 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.