What color is #596B79?

#596B79 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 #596B79?

The RGB value is 89, 107, 121: 89 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596B79?

The complementary color is #796759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596B79?

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.

#596B79 color

#596B79 rgb(89, 107, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596B79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (89, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#596B79 color codes

HEX	`#596B79`
RGB	`rgb(89, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, -3.27, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 10.53, 251.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.828, 14.019, 20.116)`
Decimal	`5860217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596B79, 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 #596B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596B79 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 #596B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596b79; }
.text { color: #596b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596b79, #595b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596B79?: #596B79 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 #596B79?: The RGB value is 89, 107, 121: 89 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596B79?: The complementary color is #796759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596B79?: 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.