What color is #595A67?

#595A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A67?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 103: 89 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A67?

The complementary color is #676659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A67 color

#595A67 rgb(89, 90, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595A67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (89, 90, 103).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#595A67 color codes

HEX	`#595A67`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.58, 2.54, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.58, 7.98, 288.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.224, 10.415, 14.301)`
Decimal	`5855847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A67, 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 #595A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #595A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a67; }
.text { color: #595a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a67, #5f5967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595A67?: #595A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A67?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 103: 89 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A67?: The complementary color is #676659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.