What color is #596167?

#596167 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596167?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 103: 89 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596167?

The complementary color is #675F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596167 color

#596167 rgb(89, 97, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596167 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 40.4% blue (89, 97, 103).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#596167 color codes

HEX	`#596167`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -1.73, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 4.79, 248.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.842, 11.652, 14.507)`
Decimal	`5857639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596167, 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 #596167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #596167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596167; }
.text { color: #596167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596167, #595a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596167?: #596167 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596167?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 103: 89 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596167?: The complementary color is #675F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.