What color is #595C6F?

#595C6F 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 #595C6F?

The RGB value is 89, 92, 111: 89 red, 92 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595C6F?

The complementary color is #6F6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595C6F color

#595C6F rgb(89, 92, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595C6F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.1% green and 43.5% blue (89, 92, 111).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#595C6F color codes

HEX	`#595C6F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 92, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 3.26, -11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 11.64, 286.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.816, 10.926, 16.575)`
Decimal	`5856367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595C6F, 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 #595C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #595C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595c6f; }
.text { color: #595c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 92 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595c6f, #61596f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595C6F?: #595C6F 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 #595C6F?: The RGB value is 89, 92, 111: 89 red, 92 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595C6F?: The complementary color is #6F6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.