What color is #595F5F?

#595F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595F5F?

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

What is the complementary color of #595F5F?

The complementary color is #5F5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595F5F color

#595F5F rgb(89, 95, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #595F5F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#595F5F color codes

HEX	`#595F5F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 95, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, -2.34, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 2.48, 199.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.277, 11.134, 12.432)`
Decimal	`5857119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595F5F, 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 #595F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #595F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595f5f; }
.text { color: #595f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 95 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595f5f, #595c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #595F5F?: #595F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595F5F?: The RGB value is 89, 95, 95: 89 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595F5F?: The complementary color is #5F5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.