What color is #595859?

#595859 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595859?

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

What is the complementary color of #595859?

The complementary color is #585958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595859 color

#595859 rgb(89, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595859 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#595859 color codes

HEX	`#595859`
RGB	`rgb(89, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 0.61, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 0.75, 324.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.412, 9.825, 10.85)`
Decimal	`5855321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595859, 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 #595859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #595859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595859; }
.text { color: #595859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595859, #595859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595859?: #595859 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595859?: The RGB value is 89, 88, 89: 89 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595859?: The complementary color is #585958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.