What color is #596A69?

#596A69 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596A69?

The RGB value is 89, 106, 105: 89 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596A69?

The complementary color is #6A595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596A69 color

#596A69 rgb(89, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596A69 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (89, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#596A69 color codes

HEX	`#596A69`
RGB	`rgb(89, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, -6.6, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 6.78, 193.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.823, 13.452, 15.335)`
Decimal	`5859945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596A69, 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 #596A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #596A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596a69; }
.text { color: #596a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596a69, #59626a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596A69?: #596A69 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596A69?: The RGB value is 89, 106, 105: 89 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596A69?: The complementary color is #6A595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.