What color is #597D90?

#597D90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597D90?

The RGB value is 89, 125, 144: 89 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597D90?

The complementary color is #906C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597D90 color

#597D90 rgb(89, 125, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #597D90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (89, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#597D90 color codes

HEX	`#597D90`
RGB	`rgb(89, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, -7.61, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 16.2, 242)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.486, 18.804, 29.141)`
Decimal	`5864848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597D90, 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 #597D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#597D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #597D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597d90; }
.text { color: #597d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597d90, #596190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #597D90?: #597D90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597D90?: The RGB value is 89, 125, 144: 89 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597D90?: The complementary color is #906C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.