What color is #59647A?

#59647A 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 #59647A?

The RGB value is 89, 100, 122: 89 red, 100 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59647A?

The complementary color is #7A6F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59647A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59647A color

#59647A rgb(89, 100, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59647A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.2% green and 47.8% blue (89, 100, 122).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#59647A color codes

HEX	`#59647A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 100, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 1.19, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 13.75, 274.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.189, 12.643, 20.207)`
Decimal	`5858426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59647A, 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 #59647A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59647A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #59647A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59647a; }
.text { color: #59647a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59647a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 100 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59647a, #5f597a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #59647A?: #59647A 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 #59647A?: The RGB value is 89, 100, 122: 89 red, 100 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59647A?: The complementary color is #7A6F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59647A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.