What color is #59584E?

#59584E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59584E?

The RGB value is 89, 88, 78: 89 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59584E?

The complementary color is #4E4F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59584E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59584E color

#59584E rgb(89, 88, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59584E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.5% green and 30.6% blue (89, 88, 78).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#59584E color codes

HEX	`#59584E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 88, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, -1.6, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 6.16, 105.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.985, 9.653, 8.596)`
Decimal	`5855310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59584E, 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 #59584E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59584E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #59584E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59584e; }
.text { color: #59584e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59584e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 88 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59584e, #54594e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59584E?: #59584E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59584E?: The RGB value is 89, 88, 78: 89 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59584E?: The complementary color is #4E4F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59584E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.