What color is #596070?

#596070 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596070?

The RGB value is 89, 96, 112: 89 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596070?

The complementary color is #706959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596070 color

#596070 rgb(89, 96, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596070 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.6% green and 43.9% blue (89, 96, 112).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#596070 color codes

HEX	`#596070`
RGB	`rgb(89, 96, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.67, 1.06, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.67, 10.01, 276.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.227, 11.659, 16.985)`
Decimal	`5857392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596070, 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 #596070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #596070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596070; }
.text { color: #596070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 96 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596070, #5e5970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596070?: #596070 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596070?: The RGB value is 89, 96, 112: 89 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596070?: The complementary color is #706959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.