What color is #596464?

#596464 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596464?

The RGB value is 89, 100, 100: 89 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596464?

The complementary color is #645959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596464?

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.

#596464 color

#596464 rgb(89, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596464 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (89, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#596464 color codes

HEX	`#596464`
RGB	`rgb(89, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.47, -4.21, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.47, 4.45, 198.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.977, 12.158, 13.823)`
Decimal	`5858404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596464, 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 #596464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596464 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 #596464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596464; }
.text { color: #596464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596464, #595f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596464?: #596464 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596464?: The RGB value is 89, 100, 100: 89 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596464?: The complementary color is #645959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596464?: 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.