What color is #596175?

#596175 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 #596175?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 117: 89 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596175?

The complementary color is #756D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596175 color

#596175 rgb(89, 97, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596175 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 45.9% blue (89, 97, 117).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#596175 color codes

HEX	`#596175`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 1.72, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 12.41, 277.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.605, 11.957, 18.523)`
Decimal	`5857653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596175, 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 #596175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #596175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596175; }
.text { color: #596175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596175, #5f5975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596175?: #596175 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 #596175?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 117: 89 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596175?: The complementary color is #756D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.