What color is #595250?

#595250 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595250?

The RGB value is 89, 82, 80: 89 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595250?

The complementary color is #505759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595250 color

#595250 rgb(89, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595250 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (89, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#595250 color codes

HEX	`#595250`
RGB	`rgb(89, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 2.47, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 3.31, 41.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.585, 8.738, 8.822)`
Decimal	`5853776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595250, 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 #595250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #595250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595250; }
.text { color: #595250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595250, #595650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #595250?: #595250 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595250?: The RGB value is 89, 82, 80: 89 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595250?: The complementary color is #505759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.