What color is #595741?

#595741 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595741?

The RGB value is 89, 87, 65: 89 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595741?

The complementary color is #414359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595741 color

#595741 rgb(89, 87, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595741 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.1% green and 25.5% blue (89, 87, 65).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#595741 color codes

HEX	`#595741`
RGB	`rgb(89, 87, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -3.27, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 13.52, 104.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.482, 9.322, 6.353)`
Decimal	`5855041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595741, 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 #595741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #595741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595741; }
.text { color: #595741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 87 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595741, #4f5941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595741?: #595741 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595741?: The RGB value is 89, 87, 65: 89 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595741?: The complementary color is #414359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.