What color is #59615A?

#59615A is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59615A?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 90: 89 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59615A?

The complementary color is #615960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59615A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59615A color

#59615A rgb(89, 97, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59615A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (89, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#59615A color codes

HEX	`#59615A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.26, -4.61, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.26, 5.46, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.24, 11.411, 11.334)`
Decimal	`5857626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59615A, 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 #59615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59615A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #59615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59615a; }
.text { color: #59615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59615a, #59615e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59615A?: #59615A is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59615A?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 90: 89 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59615A?: The complementary color is #615960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59615A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.