What color is #595522?

#595522 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595522?

The RGB value is 89, 85, 34: 89 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595522?

The complementary color is #222659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595522 color

#595522 rgb(89, 85, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595522 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.3% green and 13.3% blue (89, 85, 34).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#595522 color codes

HEX	`#595522`
RGB	`rgb(89, 85, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, -5.91, 29.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 30.32, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.657, 8.737, 2.796)`
Decimal	`5854498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595522, 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 #595522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #595522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595522; }
.text { color: #595522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 85 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595522, #425922); }

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Questions

What color is #595522?: #595522 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595522?: The RGB value is 89, 85, 34: 89 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595522?: The complementary color is #222659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.