What color is #595D74?

#595D74 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595D74?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 116: 89 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595D74?

The complementary color is #747059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595D74 color

#595D74 rgb(89, 93, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595D74 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 45.5% blue (89, 93, 116).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#595D74 color codes

HEX	`#595D74`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, 3.92, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 14.07, 286.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.186, 11.213, 18.095)`
Decimal	`5856628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595D74, 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 #595D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #595D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d74; }
.text { color: #595d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d74, #625974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #595D74?: #595D74 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595D74?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 116: 89 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595D74?: The complementary color is #747059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.