What color is #59637F?

#59637F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59637F?

The RGB value is 89, 99, 127: 89 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59637F?

The complementary color is #7F7559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59637F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59637F color

#59637F rgb(89, 99, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59637F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.8% green and 49.8% blue (89, 99, 127).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#59637F color codes

HEX	`#59637F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 99, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.12, 3.14, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.12, 17.17, 280.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.411, 12.579, 21.849)`
Decimal	`5858175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59637F, 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 #59637F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59637F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #59637F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59637f; }
.text { color: #59637f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59637f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 99 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59637f, #62597f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #59637F?: #59637F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59637F?: The RGB value is 89, 99, 127: 89 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59637F?: The complementary color is #7F7559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59637F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.