What color is #595B6C?

#595B6C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595B6C?

The RGB value is 89, 91, 108: 89 red, 91 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595B6C?

The complementary color is #6C6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595B6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595B6C color

#595B6C rgb(89, 91, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595B6C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.7% green and 42.4% blue (89, 91, 108).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#595B6C color codes

HEX	`#595B6C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 91, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.05, 3.13, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.05, 10.42, 287.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.567, 10.689, 15.691)`
Decimal	`5856108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595B6C, 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 #595B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #595B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595b6c; }
.text { color: #595b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 91 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595b6c, #61596c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595B6C?: #595B6C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595B6C?: The RGB value is 89, 91, 108: 89 red, 91 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595B6C?: The complementary color is #6C6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595B6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.