What color is #595E59?

#595E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595E59?

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

What is the complementary color of #595E59?

The complementary color is #5E595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595E59 color

#595E59 rgb(89, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595E59 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#595E59 color codes

HEX	`#595E59`
RGB	`rgb(89, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.33, -3.03, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.33, 3.73, 144.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.925, 10.85, 11.021)`
Decimal	`5856857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595E59, 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 #595E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #595E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595e59; }
.text { color: #595e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595e59, #595e5c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #595E59?: #595E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595E59?: The RGB value is 89, 94, 89: 89 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595E59?: The complementary color is #5E595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.