What color is #595F5D?

#595F5D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595F5D?

The RGB value is 89, 95, 93: 89 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595F5D?

The complementary color is #5F595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595F5D color

#595F5D rgb(89, 95, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595F5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (89, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#595F5D color codes

HEX	`#595F5D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, -2.78, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 2.8, 173.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.187, 11.098, 11.959)`
Decimal	`5857117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595F5D, 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 #595F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #595F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595f5d; }
.text { color: #595f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595f5d, #595e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595F5D?: #595F5D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595F5D?: The RGB value is 89, 95, 93: 89 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595F5D?: The complementary color is #5F595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.