What color is #59625F?

#59625F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59625F?

The RGB value is 89, 98, 95: 89 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59625F?

The complementary color is #62595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59625F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59625F color

#59625F rgb(89, 98, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59625F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.4% green and 37.3% blue (89, 98, 95).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#59625F color codes

HEX	`#59625F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 98, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -4.13, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 4.16, 172.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.553, 11.685, 12.524)`
Decimal	`5857887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59625F, 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 #59625F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59625F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #59625F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59625f; }
.text { color: #59625f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59625f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 98 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59625f, #596162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59625F?: #59625F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59625F?: The RGB value is 89, 98, 95: 89 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59625F?: The complementary color is #62595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59625F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.