What color is #596274?

#596274 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596274?

The RGB value is 89, 98, 116: 89 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596274?

The complementary color is #746B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596274 color

#596274 rgb(89, 98, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596274 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.4% green and 45.5% blue (89, 98, 116).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#596274 color codes

HEX	`#596274`
RGB	`rgb(89, 98, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, 0.85, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 11.32, 274.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.639, 12.12, 18.246)`
Decimal	`5857908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596274, 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 #596274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #596274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596274; }
.text { color: #596274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 98 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596274, #5e5974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596274?: #596274 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596274?: The RGB value is 89, 98, 116: 89 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596274?: The complementary color is #746B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.