What color is #596668?

#596668 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596668?

The RGB value is 89, 102, 104: 89 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596668?

The complementary color is #685B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596668 color

#596668 rgb(89, 102, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596668 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40% green and 40.8% blue (89, 102, 104).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#596668 color codes

HEX	`#596668`
RGB	`rgb(89, 102, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, -4.48, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 5.28, 212.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.369, 12.626, 14.932)`
Decimal	`5858920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596668, 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 #596668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #596668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596668; }
.text { color: #596668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 102 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596668, #595f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596668?: #596668 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596668?: The RGB value is 89, 102, 104: 89 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596668?: The complementary color is #685B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.