What color is #59553D?

#59553D 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 #59553D?

The RGB value is 89, 85, 61: 89 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59553D?

The complementary color is #3D4159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59553D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59553D color

#59553D rgb(89, 85, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #59553D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.3% green and 23.9% blue (89, 85, 61).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#59553D color codes

HEX	`#59553D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 85, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, -2.69, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 14.87, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.211, 8.958, 5.711)`
Decimal	`5854525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59553D, 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 #59553D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59553D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #59553D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59553d; }
.text { color: #59553d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59553d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 85 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59553d, #4f593d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59553D?: #59553D 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 #59553D?: The RGB value is 89, 85, 61: 89 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59553D?: The complementary color is #3D4159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59553D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.