What color is #595A70?

#595A70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A70?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 112: 89 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A70?

The complementary color is #706F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A70 color

#595A70 rgb(89, 90, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595A70 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (89, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#595A70 color codes

HEX	`#595A70`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 4.75, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 13.49, 290.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.7, 10.606, 16.81)`
Decimal	`5855856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A70, 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 #595A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #595A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a70; }
.text { color: #595a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a70, #635970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595A70?: #595A70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A70?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 112: 89 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A70?: The complementary color is #706F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.