What color is #596162?

#596162 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596162?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 98: 89 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596162?

The complementary color is #625A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596162 color

#596162 rgb(89, 97, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596162 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 38.4% blue (89, 97, 98).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#596162 color codes

HEX	`#596162`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, -2.87, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 3.3, 209.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.599, 11.555, 13.225)`
Decimal	`5857634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596162, 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 #596162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #596162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596162; }
.text { color: #596162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596162, #595c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596162?: #596162 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596162?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 98: 89 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596162?: The complementary color is #625A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.