What color is #595537?

#595537 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595537?

The RGB value is 89, 85, 55: 89 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595537?

The complementary color is #373B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595537?

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.

#595537 color

#595537 rgb(89, 85, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595537 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.3% green and 21.6% blue (89, 85, 55).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#595537 color codes

HEX	`#595537`
RGB	`rgb(89, 85, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 38%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, -3.56, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 18.46, 101.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.058, 8.897, 4.906)`
Decimal	`5854519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595537, 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 #595537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595537 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 #595537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595537; }
.text { color: #595537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 85 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595537, #4c5937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #595537?: #595537 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595537?: The RGB value is 89, 85, 55: 89 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595537?: The complementary color is #373B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595537?: 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.