What color is #596076?

#596076 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596076?

The RGB value is 89, 96, 118: 89 red, 96 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596076?

The complementary color is #766F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596076 color

#596076 rgb(89, 96, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596076 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.6% green and 46.3% blue (89, 96, 118).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#596076 color codes

HEX	`#596076`
RGB	`rgb(89, 96, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.89, 2.59, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.89, 13.54, 281.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.572, 11.797, 18.803)`
Decimal	`5857398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596076, 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 #596076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #596076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596076; }
.text { color: #596076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 96 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596076, #615976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596076?: #596076 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596076?: The RGB value is 89, 96, 118: 89 red, 96 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596076?: The complementary color is #766F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.