What color is #596586?

#596586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596586?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 134: 89 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596586?

The complementary color is #867A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596586 color

#596586 rgb(89, 101, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596586 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (89, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#596586 color codes

HEX	`#596586`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.99, 3.84, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.99, 20.14, 280.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.075, 13.152, 24.399)`
Decimal	`5858694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596586, 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 #596586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #596586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596586; }
.text { color: #596586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596586, #645986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596586?: #596586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596586?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 134: 89 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596586?: The complementary color is #867A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.