What color is #595F50?

#595F50 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595F50?

The RGB value is 89, 95, 80: 89 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595F50?

The complementary color is #56505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595F50 color

#595F50 rgb(89, 95, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595F50 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (89, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#595F50 color codes

HEX	`#595F50`
RGB	`rgb(89, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, -5.42, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 9.5, 124.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.66, 10.887, 9.18)`
Decimal	`5857104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595F50, 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 #595F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #595F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595f50; }
.text { color: #595f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595f50, #525f50); }

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Questions

What color is #595F50?: #595F50 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595F50?: The RGB value is 89, 95, 80: 89 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595F50?: The complementary color is #56505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.