What color is #595141?

#595141 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595141?

The RGB value is 89, 81, 65: 89 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595141?

The complementary color is #414959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595141 color

#595141 rgb(89, 81, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595141 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (89, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#595141 color codes

HEX	`#595141`
RGB	`rgb(89, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, 0.38, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 10.63, 87.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.016, 8.391, 6.197)`
Decimal	`5853505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595141, 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 #595141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #595141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595141; }
.text { color: #595141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595141, #555941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #595141?: #595141 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595141?: The RGB value is 89, 81, 65: 89 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595141?: The complementary color is #414959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.