What color is #595953?

#595953 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595953?

The RGB value is 89, 89, 83: 89 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595953?

The complementary color is #535359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595953 color

#595953 rgb(89, 89, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595953 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.9% green and 32.5% blue (89, 89, 83).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#595953 color codes

HEX	`#595953`
RGB	`rgb(89, 89, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.65, -1.23, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.65, 3.68, 109.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.253, 9.893, 9.604)`
Decimal	`5855571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595953, 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 #595953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #595953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595953; }
.text { color: #595953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 89 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595953, #565953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595953?: #595953 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595953?: The RGB value is 89, 89, 83: 89 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595953?: The complementary color is #535359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.