What color is #59657F?

#59657F 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 #59657F?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 127: 89 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59657F?

The complementary color is #7F7359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59657F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59657F color

#59657F rgb(89, 101, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59657F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 49.8% blue (89, 101, 127).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#59657F color codes

HEX	`#59657F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, 1.92, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 16.1, 276.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.603, 12.963, 21.913)`
Decimal	`5858687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59657F, 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 #59657F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59657F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #59657F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59657f; }
.text { color: #59657f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59657f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59657f, #60597f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #59657F?: #59657F 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 #59657F?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 127: 89 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59657F?: The complementary color is #7F7359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59657F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.