What color is #596164?

#596164 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596164?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 100: 89 red, 97 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596164?

The complementary color is #645C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596164 color

#596164 rgb(89, 97, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596164 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 39.2% blue (89, 97, 100).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#596164 color codes

HEX	`#596164`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, -2.42, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 3.68, 228.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.694, 11.593, 13.728)`
Decimal	`5857636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596164, 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 #596164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #596164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596164; }
.text { color: #596164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596164, #595c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596164?: #596164 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596164?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 100: 89 red, 97 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596164?: The complementary color is #645C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.