What color is #596467?

#596467 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596467?

The RGB value is 89, 100, 103: 89 red, 100 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596467?

The complementary color is #675C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596467 color

#596467 rgb(89, 100, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596467 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.2% green and 40.4% blue (89, 100, 103).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#596467 color codes

HEX	`#596467`
RGB	`rgb(89, 100, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, -3.52, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 4.71, 221.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.125, 12.217, 14.601)`
Decimal	`5858407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596467, 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 #596467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #596467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596467; }
.text { color: #596467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 100 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596467, #595d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596467?: #596467 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596467?: The RGB value is 89, 100, 103: 89 red, 100 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596467?: The complementary color is #675C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.