What color is #59685A?

#59685A is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59685A?

The RGB value is 89, 104, 90: 89 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59685A?

The complementary color is #685967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59685A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59685A color

#59685A rgb(89, 104, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59685A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.8% green and 35.3% blue (89, 104, 90).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#59685A color codes

HEX	`#59685A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 104, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, -8.7, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 10.57, 145.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.915, 12.762, 11.559)`
Decimal	`5859418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59685A, 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 #59685A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59685A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #59685A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59685a; }
.text { color: #59685a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59685a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 104 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59685a, #596862); }

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Questions

What color is #59685A?: #59685A is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59685A?: The RGB value is 89, 104, 90: 89 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59685A?: The complementary color is #685967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59685A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.