What color is #595B34?

#595B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595B34?

The RGB value is 89, 91, 52: 89 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595B34?

The complementary color is #36345B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595B34 color

#595B34 rgb(89, 91, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.7% green and 20.4% blue (89, 91, 52).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#595B34 color codes

HEX	`#595B34`
RGB	`rgb(89, 91, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 43%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, -7.52, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 23.44, 108.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.481, 9.854, 4.703)`
Decimal	`5856052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595B34, 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 #595B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #595B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595b34; }
.text { color: #595b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 91 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595b34, #465b34); }

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Questions

What color is #595B34?: #595B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595B34?: The RGB value is 89, 91, 52: 89 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595B34?: The complementary color is #36345B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.