What color is #595239?

#595239 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595239?

The RGB value is 89, 82, 57: 89 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595239?

The complementary color is #394059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595239 color

#595239 rgb(89, 82, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #595239 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.2% green and 22.4% blue (89, 82, 57).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#595239 color codes

HEX	`#595239`
RGB	`rgb(89, 82, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.91, -1.46, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.91, 15.81, 95.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.876, 8.454, 5.087)`
Decimal	`5853753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595239, 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 #595239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #595239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595239; }
.text { color: #595239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 82 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595239, #505939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595239?: #595239 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595239?: The RGB value is 89, 82, 57: 89 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595239?: The complementary color is #394059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.