What color is #596A81?

#596A81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596A81?

The RGB value is 89, 106, 129: 89 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596A81?

The complementary color is #817059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596A81 color

#596A81 rgb(89, 106, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596A81 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.6% green and 50.6% blue (89, 106, 129).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#596A81 color codes

HEX	`#596A81`
RGB	`rgb(89, 106, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, -0.57, -14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 14.84, 267.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.235, 14.016, 22.773)`
Decimal	`5859969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596A81, 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 #596A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #596A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596a81; }
.text { color: #596a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 106 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596a81, #5c5981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596A81?: #596A81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596A81?: The RGB value is 89, 106, 129: 89 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596A81?: The complementary color is #817059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.