What color is #596171?

#596171 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 #596171?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 113: 89 red, 97 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596171?

The complementary color is #716959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596171 color

#596171 rgb(89, 97, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596171 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 44.3% blue (89, 97, 113).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 40% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#596171 color codes

HEX	`#596171`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 0.7, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 10.09, 273.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.374, 11.865, 17.311)`
Decimal	`5857649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596171, 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 #596171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #596171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596171; }
.text { color: #596171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596171, #5d5971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596171?: #596171 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 #596171?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 113: 89 red, 97 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596171?: The complementary color is #716959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.