What color is #59525D?

#59525D is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59525D?

The RGB value is 89, 82, 93: 89 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59525D?

The complementary color is #565D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59525D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59525D color

#59525D rgb(89, 82, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59525D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.2% green and 36.5% blue (89, 82, 93).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#59525D color codes

HEX	`#59525D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 82, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 5.2, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 7.46, 314.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.113, 8.949, 11.601)`
Decimal	`5853789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59525D, 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 #59525D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59525D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #59525D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59525d; }
.text { color: #59525d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59525d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 82 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59525d, #5d525c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #59525D?: #59525D is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59525D?: The RGB value is 89, 82, 93: 89 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59525D?: The complementary color is #565D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59525D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.