What color is #595A69?

#595A69 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A69?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 105: 89 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A69?

The complementary color is #696859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A69 color

#595A69 rgb(89, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595A69 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (89, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#595A69 color codes

HEX	`#595A69`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.65, 3.02, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.65, 9.2, 289.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 10.456, 14.836)`
Decimal	`5855849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A69, 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 #595A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #595A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a69; }
.text { color: #595a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a69, #605969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595A69?: #595A69 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A69?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 105: 89 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A69?: The complementary color is #696859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.