What color is #595A4A?

#595A4A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A4A?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 74: 89 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A4A?

The complementary color is #4B4A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A4A color

#595A4A rgb(89, 90, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595A4A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 29% blue (89, 90, 74).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#595A4A color codes

HEX	`#595A4A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, -3.54, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 9.8, 111.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.012, 9.931, 7.919)`
Decimal	`5855818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A4A, 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 #595A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #595A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a4a; }
.text { color: #595a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a4a, #515a4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #595A4A?: #595A4A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A4A?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 74: 89 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A4A?: The complementary color is #4B4A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.