What color is #596660?

#596660 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596660?

The RGB value is 89, 102, 96: 89 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596660?

The complementary color is #66595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596660 color

#596660 rgb(89, 102, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596660 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40% green and 37.6% blue (89, 102, 96).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#596660 color codes

HEX	`#596660`
RGB	`rgb(89, 102, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, -6.28, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 6.51, 164.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 12.471, 12.893)`
Decimal	`5858912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596660, 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 #596660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #596660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596660; }
.text { color: #596660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 102 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596660, #596666); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #596660?: #596660 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596660?: The RGB value is 89, 102, 96: 89 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596660?: The complementary color is #66595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.