What color is #595156?

#595156 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595156?

The RGB value is 89, 81, 86: 89 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595156?

The complementary color is #515954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595156 color

#595156 rgb(89, 81, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595156 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.8% green and 33.7% blue (89, 81, 86).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#595156 color codes

HEX	`#595156`
RGB	`rgb(89, 81, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 4.31, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 4.64, 338.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.742, 8.681, 10.017)`
Decimal	`5853526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595156, 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 #595156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #595156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595156; }
.text { color: #595156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 81 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595156, #595152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #595156?: #595156 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595156?: The RGB value is 89, 81, 86: 89 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595156?: The complementary color is #515954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.