What color is #59534F?

#59534F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59534F?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 79: 89 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59534F?

The complementary color is #4F5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59534F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59534F color

#59534F rgb(89, 83, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59534F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 31% blue (89, 83, 79).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#59534F color codes

HEX	`#59534F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 1.65, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 3.62, 62.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.624, 8.875, 8.654)`
Decimal	`5854031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59534F, 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 #59534F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59534F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #59534F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59534f; }
.text { color: #59534f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59534f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59534f, #59584f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #59534F?: #59534F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59534F?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 79: 89 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59534F?: The complementary color is #4F5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59534F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.