What color is #595954?

#595954 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595954?

The RGB value is 89, 89, 84: 89 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595954?

The complementary color is #545459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595954 color

#595954 rgb(89, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595954 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (89, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#595954 color codes

HEX	`#595954`
RGB	`rgb(89, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, -1.03, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 3.07, 109.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.292, 9.909, 9.809)`
Decimal	`5855572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595954, 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 #595954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #595954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595954; }
.text { color: #595954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595954, #575954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595954?: #595954 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595954?: The RGB value is 89, 89, 84: 89 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595954?: The complementary color is #545459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.