What color is #596575?

#596575 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 #596575?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 117: 89 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596575?

The complementary color is #756959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596575 color

#596575 rgb(89, 101, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596575 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 45.9% blue (89, 101, 117).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#596575 color codes

HEX	`#596575`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, -0.71, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 10.52, 266.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.984, 12.715, 18.649)`
Decimal	`5858677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596575, 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 #596575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #596575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596575; }
.text { color: #596575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596575, #5b5975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596575?: #596575 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 #596575?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 117: 89 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596575?: The complementary color is #756959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.