What color is #595A52?

#595A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A52?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 82: 89 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A52?

The complementary color is #53525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A52 color

#595A52 rgb(89, 90, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595A52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 32.2% blue (89, 90, 82).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#595A52 color codes

HEX	`#595A52`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, -2.04, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 4.93, 114.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.299, 10.045, 9.43)`
Decimal	`5855826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A52, 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 #595A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #595A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a52; }
.text { color: #595a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a52, #555a52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #595A52?: #595A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A52?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 82: 89 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A52?: The complementary color is #53525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.