What color is #59635F?

#59635F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59635F?

The RGB value is 89, 99, 95: 89 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59635F?

The complementary color is #63595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59635F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59635F color

#59635F rgb(89, 99, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59635F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.8% green and 37.3% blue (89, 99, 95).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#59635F color codes

HEX	`#59635F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 99, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, -4.73, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 4.82, 168.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.647, 11.874, 12.555)`
Decimal	`5858143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59635F, 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 #59635F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59635F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #59635F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59635f; }
.text { color: #59635f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59635f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 99 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59635f, #596263); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59635F?: #59635F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59635F?: The RGB value is 89, 99, 95: 89 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59635F?: The complementary color is #63595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59635F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.