What color is #595558?

#595558 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595558?

The RGB value is 89, 85, 88: 89 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595558?

The complementary color is #555956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595558 color

#595558 rgb(89, 85, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595558 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.3% green and 34.5% blue (89, 85, 88).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#595558 color codes

HEX	`#595558`
RGB	`rgb(89, 85, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 4%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 2.25, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 2.53, 332.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.13, 9.325, 10.55)`
Decimal	`5854552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595558, 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 #595558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #595558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595558; }
.text { color: #595558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 85 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595558, #595556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595558?: #595558 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595558?: The RGB value is 89, 85, 88: 89 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595558?: The complementary color is #555956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.