What color is #59565F?

#59565F is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59565F?

The RGB value is 89, 86, 95: 89 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59565F?

The complementary color is #5C5F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59565F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59565F color

#59565F rgb(89, 86, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59565F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (89, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#59565F color codes

HEX	`#59565F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.13, 3.16, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.13, 5.72, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.513, 9.606, 12.177)`
Decimal	`5854815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59565F, 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 #59565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59565F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #59565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59565f; }
.text { color: #59565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59565f, #5e565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #59565F?: #59565F is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59565F?: The RGB value is 89, 86, 95: 89 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59565F?: The complementary color is #5C5F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59565F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.