What color is #596275?

#596275 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 #596275?

The RGB value is 89, 98, 117: 89 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596275?

The complementary color is #756C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596275 color

#596275 rgb(89, 98, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596275 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.4% green and 45.9% blue (89, 98, 117).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% 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 6.12:1).

#596275 color codes

HEX	`#596275`
RGB	`rgb(89, 98, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, 1.11, -11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 11.89, 275.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.698, 12.143, 18.554)`
Decimal	`5857909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596275, 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 #596275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #596275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596275; }
.text { color: #596275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 98 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596275, #5e5975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596275?: #596275 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 #596275?: The RGB value is 89, 98, 117: 89 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596275?: The complementary color is #756C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.