What color is #595362?

#595362 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595362?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 98: 89 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595362?

The complementary color is #5C6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595362 color

#595362 rgb(89, 83, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595362 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 38.4% blue (89, 83, 98).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#595362 color codes

HEX	`#595362`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, 5.71, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 9.66, 306.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.417, 9.192, 12.831)`
Decimal	`5854050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595362, 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 #595362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #595362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595362; }
.text { color: #595362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595362, #615362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #595362?: #595362 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595362?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 98: 89 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595362?: The complementary color is #5C6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.