What color is #597B79?

#597B79 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 #597B79?

The RGB value is 89, 123, 121: 89 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597B79?

The complementary color is #7B595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597B79 color

#597B79 rgb(89, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597B79 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (89, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#597B79 color codes

HEX	`#597B79`
RGB	`rgb(89, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, -12.47, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 12.79, 192.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.653, 17.67, 20.724)`
Decimal	`5864313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597B79, 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 #597B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #597B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597b79; }
.text { color: #597b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597b79, #596c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597B79?: #597B79 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 #597B79?: The RGB value is 89, 123, 121: 89 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597B79?: The complementary color is #7B595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.