What color is #59586B?

#59586B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59586B?

The RGB value is 89, 88, 107: 89 red, 88 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59586B?

The complementary color is #6A6B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59586B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59586B color

#59586B rgb(89, 88, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59586B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.5% green and 42% blue (89, 88, 107).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#59586B color codes

HEX	`#59586B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 88, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 4.75, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 11.71, 293.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.263, 10.165, 15.328)`
Decimal	`5855339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59586B, 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 #59586B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59586B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #59586B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59586b; }
.text { color: #59586b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59586b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 88 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59586b, #62586b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #59586B?: #59586B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59586B?: The RGB value is 89, 88, 107: 89 red, 88 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59586B?: The complementary color is #6A6B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59586B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.