What color is #595B5C?

#595B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595B5C?

The RGB value is 89, 91, 92: 89 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595B5C?

The complementary color is #5C5A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595B5C color

#595B5C rgb(89, 91, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595B5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.7% green and 36.1% blue (89, 91, 92).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#595B5C color codes

HEX	`#595B5C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 91, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, -0.58, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 1.03, 235.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.792, 10.379, 11.611)`
Decimal	`5856092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595B5C, 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 #595B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #595B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595b5c; }
.text { color: #595b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 91 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595b5c, #595a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595B5C?: #595B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595B5C?: The RGB value is 89, 91, 92: 89 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595B5C?: The complementary color is #5C5A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.