What color is #596965?

#596965 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596965?

The RGB value is 89, 105, 101: 89 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596965?

The complementary color is #69595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596965 color

#596965 rgb(89, 105, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596965 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (89, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#596965 color codes

HEX	`#596965`
RGB	`rgb(89, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, -6.92, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 6.93, 178.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.52, 13.166, 14.244)`
Decimal	`5859685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596965, 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 #596965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #596965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596965; }
.text { color: #596965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596965, #596569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596965?: #596965 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596965?: The RGB value is 89, 105, 101: 89 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596965?: The complementary color is #69595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.