What color is #595840?

#595840 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 #595840?

The RGB value is 89, 88, 64: 89 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595840?

The complementary color is #404159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595840 color

#595840 rgb(89, 88, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595840 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.5% green and 25.1% blue (89, 88, 64).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#595840 color codes

HEX	`#595840`
RGB	`rgb(89, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, -4.03, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 14.68, 105.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.535, 9.474, 6.228)`
Decimal	`5855296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595840, 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 #595840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #595840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595840; }
.text { color: #595840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595840, #4d5940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595840?: #595840 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 #595840?: The RGB value is 89, 88, 64: 89 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595840?: The complementary color is #404159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.