What color is #595356?

#595356 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595356?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 86: 89 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595356?

The complementary color is #535956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595356 color

#595356 rgb(89, 83, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595356 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 33.7% blue (89, 83, 86).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#595356 color codes

HEX	`#595356`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.95, 3.06, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.95, 3.18, 344.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 8.982, 10.068)`
Decimal	`5854038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595356, 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 #595356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #595356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595356; }
.text { color: #595356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595356, #595353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #595356?: #595356 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595356?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 86: 89 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595356?: The complementary color is #535956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.