What color is #597B7C?

#597B7C 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 #597B7C?

The RGB value is 89, 123, 124: 89 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597B7C?

The complementary color is #7C5A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597B7C color

#597B7C rgb(89, 123, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597B7C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 48.2% green and 48.6% blue (89, 123, 124).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 4.62:1).

#597B7C color codes

HEX	`#597B7C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 123, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 48.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 1%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -11.73, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 12.55, 200.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.84, 17.744, 21.708)`
Decimal	`5864316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597B7C, 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 #597B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #597B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597b7c; }
.text { color: #597b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 123 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597b7c, #59697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #597B7C?: #597B7C 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 #597B7C?: The RGB value is 89, 123, 124: 89 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597B7C?: The complementary color is #7C5A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.