What color is #595444?

#595444 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595444?

The RGB value is 89, 84, 68: 89 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595444?

The complementary color is #444959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595444 color

#595444 rgb(89, 84, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595444 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.9% green and 26.7% blue (89, 84, 68).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#595444 color codes

HEX	`#595444`
RGB	`rgb(89, 84, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -0.96, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 10.15, 95.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.334, 8.882, 6.743)`
Decimal	`5854276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595444, 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 #595444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #595444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595444; }
.text { color: #595444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 84 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595444, #545944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595444?: #595444 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595444?: The RGB value is 89, 84, 68: 89 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595444?: The complementary color is #444959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.