What color is #597473?

#597473 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597473?

The RGB value is 89, 116, 115: 89 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597473?

The complementary color is #74595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597473 color

#597473 rgb(89, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597473 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.5% green and 45.1% blue (89, 116, 115).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#597473 color codes

HEX	`#597473`
RGB	`rgb(89, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, -9.99, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 10.34, 194.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.459, 15.852, 18.567)`
Decimal	`5862515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597473, 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 #597473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #597473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597473; }
.text { color: #597473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597473, #596774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597473?: #597473 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597473?: The RGB value is 89, 116, 115: 89 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597473?: The complementary color is #74595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.