What color is #596669?

#596669 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596669?

The RGB value is 89, 102, 105: 89 red, 102 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596669?

The complementary color is #695C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596669?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596669 color

#596669 rgb(89, 102, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596669 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40% green and 41.2% blue (89, 102, 105).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% 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 5.95:1).

#596669 color codes

HEX	`#596669`
RGB	`rgb(89, 102, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -4.24, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 5.42, 218.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.42, 12.646, 15.201)`
Decimal	`5858921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596669, 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 #596669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #596669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596669; }
.text { color: #596669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 102 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596669, #595e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #596669?: #596669 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596669?: The RGB value is 89, 102, 105: 89 red, 102 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596669?: The complementary color is #695C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596669?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.