What color is #595660?

#595660 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595660?

The RGB value is 89, 86, 96: 89 red, 86 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595660?

The complementary color is #5D6056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595660 color

#595660 rgb(89, 86, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595660 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 33.7% green and 37.6% blue (89, 86, 96).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#595660 color codes

HEX	`#595660`
RGB	`rgb(89, 86, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 33.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.16, 3.38, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.16, 6.32, 302.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.559, 9.624, 12.418)`
Decimal	`5854816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595660, 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 #595660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #595660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595660; }
.text { color: #595660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 86 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595660, #5e5660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595660?: #595660 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595660?: The RGB value is 89, 86, 96: 89 red, 86 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595660?: The complementary color is #5D6056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.