What color is #596891?

#596891 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 #596891?

The RGB value is 89, 104, 145: 89 red, 104 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596891?

The complementary color is #918259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596891?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596891 color

#596891 rgb(89, 104, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596891 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.8% green and 56.9% blue (89, 104, 145).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#596891 color codes

HEX	`#596891`
RGB	`rgb(89, 104, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 28%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, 5.14, -24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 24.83, 281.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.179, 14.068, 28.751)`
Decimal	`5859473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596891, 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 #596891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #596891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596891; }
.text { color: #596891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 104 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596891, #665991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #596891?: #596891 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 #596891?: The RGB value is 89, 104, 145: 89 red, 104 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596891?: The complementary color is #918259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596891?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.