What color is #596B87?

#596B87 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 #596B87?

The RGB value is 89, 107, 135: 89 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596B87?

The complementary color is #877559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596B87 color

#596B87 rgb(89, 107, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596B87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42% green and 52.9% blue (89, 107, 135).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#596B87 color codes

HEX	`#596B87`
RGB	`rgb(89, 107, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, 0.47, -17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 17.62, 271.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.749, 14.388, 24.97)`
Decimal	`5860231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596B87, 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 #596B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #596B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596b87; }
.text { color: #596b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 107 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596b87, #5e5987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596B87?: #596B87 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 #596B87?: The RGB value is 89, 107, 135: 89 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596B87?: The complementary color is #877559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.