What color is #595544?

#595544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595544?

The RGB value is 89, 85, 68: 89 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595544?

The complementary color is #444859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595544 color

#595544 rgb(89, 85, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595544 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.3% green and 26.7% blue (89, 85, 68).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#595544 color codes

HEX	`#595544`
RGB	`rgb(89, 85, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, -1.57, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 10.64, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.412, 9.038, 6.769)`
Decimal	`5854532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595544, 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 #595544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #595544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595544; }
.text { color: #595544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 85 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595544, #535944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595544?: #595544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595544?: The RGB value is 89, 85, 68: 89 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595544?: The complementary color is #444859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.