What color is #596B75?

#596B75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596B75?

The RGB value is 89, 107, 117: 89 red, 107 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596B75?

The complementary color is #756359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596B75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596B75 color

#596B75 rgb(89, 107, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596B75 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42% green and 45.9% blue (89, 107, 117).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#596B75 color codes

HEX	`#596B75`
RGB	`rgb(89, 107, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -4.29, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 8.91, 241.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.588, 13.923, 18.85)`
Decimal	`5860213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596B75, 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 #596B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #596B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596b75; }
.text { color: #596b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 107 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596b75, #595d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596B75?: #596B75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596B75?: The RGB value is 89, 107, 117: 89 red, 107 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596B75?: The complementary color is #756359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596B75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.