What color is #596563?

#596563 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596563?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 99: 89 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596563?

The complementary color is #65595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596563 color

#596563 rgb(89, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596563 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (89, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#596563 color codes

HEX	`#596563`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, -5.03, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 5.04, 184.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.025, 12.332, 13.601)`
Decimal	`5858659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596563, 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 #596563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #596563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596563; }
.text { color: #596563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596563, #596165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596563?: #596563 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596563?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 99: 89 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596563?: The complementary color is #65595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.