What color is #595A39?

#595A39 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A39?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 57: 89 red, 90 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A39?

The complementary color is #3A395A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A39 color

#595A39 rgb(89, 90, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595A39 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 22.4% blue (89, 90, 57).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#595A39 color codes

HEX	`#595A39`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, -6.26, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 19.98, 108.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.515, 9.732, 5.3)`
Decimal	`5855801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A39, 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 #595A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #595A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a39; }
.text { color: #595a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a39, #485a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #595A39?: #595A39 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A39?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 57: 89 red, 90 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A39?: The complementary color is #3A395A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.