What color is #596577?

#596577 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 #596577?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 119: 89 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596577?

The complementary color is #776B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596577 color

#596577 rgb(89, 101, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596577 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 46.7% blue (89, 101, 119).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#596577 color codes

HEX	`#596577`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, -0.2, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 11.6, 269.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.102, 12.763, 19.275)`
Decimal	`5858679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596577, 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 #596577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #596577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596577; }
.text { color: #596577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596577, #5c5977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596577?: #596577 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 #596577?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 119: 89 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596577?: The complementary color is #776B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.