What color is #595A73?

#595A73 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 #595A73?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 115: 89 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A73?

The complementary color is #737259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A73 color

#595A73 rgb(89, 90, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595A73 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 45.1% blue (89, 90, 115).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#595A73 color codes

HEX	`#595A73`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 5.52, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 15.32, 291.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.87, 10.674, 17.704)`
Decimal	`5855859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A73, 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 #595A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #595A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a73; }
.text { color: #595a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a73, #655973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595A73?: #595A73 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 #595A73?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 115: 89 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A73?: The complementary color is #737259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.