What color is #597A7A?

#597A7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597A7A?

The RGB value is 89, 122, 122: 89 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597A7A?

The complementary color is #7A5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597A7A color

#597A7A rgb(89, 122, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597A7A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.8% green and 47.8% blue (89, 122, 122).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#597A7A color codes

HEX	`#597A7A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 122, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, -11.67, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 12.27, 198.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.591, 17.447, 21.007)`
Decimal	`5864058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597A7A, 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 #597A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #597A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597a7a; }
.text { color: #597a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 122 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597a7a, #596a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597A7A?: #597A7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597A7A?: The RGB value is 89, 122, 122: 89 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597A7A?: The complementary color is #7A5959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.