What color is #59678A?

#59678A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59678A?

The RGB value is 89, 103, 138: 89 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59678A?

The complementary color is #8A7C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59678A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59678A color

#59678A rgb(89, 103, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59678A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.4% green and 54.1% blue (89, 103, 138).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#59678A color codes

HEX	`#59678A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 103, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.74, 3.74, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.74, 21.35, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.556, 13.659, 25.962)`
Decimal	`5859210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59678A, 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 #59678A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59678A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #59678A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59678a; }
.text { color: #59678a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59678a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 103 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59678a, #64598a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #59678A?: #59678A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59678A?: The RGB value is 89, 103, 138: 89 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59678A?: The complementary color is #8A7C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59678A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.