What color is #595D75?

#595D75 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 #595D75?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 117: 89 red, 93 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595D75?

The complementary color is #757159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595D75 color

#595D75 rgb(89, 93, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595D75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 45.9% blue (89, 93, 117).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#595D75 color codes

HEX	`#595D75`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 4.18, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 14.67, 286.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.244, 11.237, 18.403)`
Decimal	`5856629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595D75, 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 #595D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #595D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d75; }
.text { color: #595d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d75, #635975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #595D75?: #595D75 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 #595D75?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 117: 89 red, 93 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595D75?: The complementary color is #757159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.