What color is #595B71?

#595B71 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 #595B71?

The RGB value is 89, 91, 113: 89 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595B71?

The complementary color is #716F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595B71 color

#595B71 rgb(89, 91, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595B71 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.7% green and 44.3% blue (89, 91, 113).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#595B71 color codes

HEX	`#595B71`
RGB	`rgb(89, 91, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 4.39, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 13.47, 289)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.841, 10.798, 17.133)`
Decimal	`5856113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595B71, 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 #595B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #595B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595b71; }
.text { color: #595b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 91 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595b71, #635971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595B71?: #595B71 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 #595B71?: The RGB value is 89, 91, 113: 89 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595B71?: The complementary color is #716F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.