What color is #597475?

#597475 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 #597475?

The RGB value is 89, 116, 117: 89 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597475?

The complementary color is #755A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597475 color

#597475 rgb(89, 116, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597475 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (89, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#597475 color codes

HEX	`#597475`
RGB	`rgb(89, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, -9.51, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 10.23, 201.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.575, 15.898, 19.18)`
Decimal	`5862517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597475, 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 #597475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #597475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597475; }
.text { color: #597475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597475, #596675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597475?: #597475 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 #597475?: The RGB value is 89, 116, 117: 89 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597475?: The complementary color is #755A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.