What color is #596786?

#596786 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 #596786?

The RGB value is 89, 103, 134: 89 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596786?

The complementary color is #867859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596786?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596786 color

#596786 rgb(89, 103, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596786 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.4% green and 52.5% blue (89, 103, 134).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#596786 color codes

HEX	`#596786`
RGB	`rgb(89, 103, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 2.62, -18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 19.06, 277.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.272, 13.545, 24.465)`
Decimal	`5859206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596786, 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 #596786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #596786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596786; }
.text { color: #596786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 103 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596786, #615986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596786?: #596786 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 #596786?: The RGB value is 89, 103, 134: 89 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596786?: The complementary color is #867859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596786?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.