What color is #595D79?

#595D79 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 #595D79?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 121: 89 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595D79?

The complementary color is #797559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595D79 color

#595D79 rgb(89, 93, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595D79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 47.5% blue (89, 93, 121).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#595D79 color codes

HEX	`#595D79`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, 5.23, -16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 17.09, 287.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.484, 11.333, 19.668)`
Decimal	`5856633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595D79, 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 #595D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #595D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d79; }
.text { color: #595d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d79, #655979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #595D79?: #595D79 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 #595D79?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 121: 89 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595D79?: The complementary color is #797559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.