What color is #59533F?

#59533F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59533F?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 63: 89 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59533F?

The complementary color is #3F4559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59533F color

#59533F rgb(89, 83, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59533F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (89, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#59533F color codes

HEX	`#59533F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.34, -1.17, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.34, 12.68, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.11, 8.669, 5.948)`
Decimal	`5854015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59533F, 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 #59533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #59533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59533f; }
.text { color: #59533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59533f, #52593f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59533F?: #59533F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59533F?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 63: 89 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59533F?: The complementary color is #3F4559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.