What color is #596571?

#596571 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596571?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 113: 89 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596571?

The complementary color is #716559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596571 color

#596571 rgb(89, 101, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596571 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 44.3% blue (89, 101, 113).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#596571 color codes

HEX	`#596571`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, -1.72, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 8.46, 258.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.753, 12.623, 17.437)`
Decimal	`5858673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596571, 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 #596571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #596571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596571; }
.text { color: #596571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596571, #595971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596571?: #596571 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596571?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 113: 89 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596571?: The complementary color is #716559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.