What color is #59737E?

#59737E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59737E?

The RGB value is 89, 115, 126: 89 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59737E?

The complementary color is #7E6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59737E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59737E color

#59737E rgb(89, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59737E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (89, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#59737E color codes

HEX	`#59737E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.83, -6.67, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.83, 11.32, 233.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.015, 15.891, 22.063)`
Decimal	`5862270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59737E, 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 #59737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #59737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59737e; }
.text { color: #59737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59737e, #59617e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #59737E?: #59737E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59737E?: The RGB value is 89, 115, 126: 89 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59737E?: The complementary color is #7E6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59737E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.