What color is #595E58?

#595E58 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595E58?

The RGB value is 89, 94, 88: 89 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595E58?

The complementary color is #5D585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595E58 color

#595E58 rgb(89, 94, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595E58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.9% green and 34.5% blue (89, 94, 88).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#595E58 color codes

HEX	`#595E58`
RGB	`rgb(89, 94, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -3.23, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 4.25, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.884, 10.834, 10.801)`
Decimal	`5856856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595E58, 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 #595E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #595E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595e58; }
.text { color: #595e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 94 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595e58, #585e5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #595E58?: #595E58 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595E58?: The RGB value is 89, 94, 88: 89 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595E58?: The complementary color is #5D585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.