What color is #596B8B?

#596B8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596B8B?

The RGB value is 89, 107, 139: 89 red, 107 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596B8B?

The complementary color is #8B7959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596B8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596B8B color

#596B8B rgb(89, 107, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596B8B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42% green and 54.5% blue (89, 107, 139).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#596B8B color codes

HEX	`#596B8B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 107, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 23%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.95, 1.59, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.95, 19.83, 274.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.036, 14.503, 26.481)`
Decimal	`5860235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596B8B, 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 #596B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #596B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596b8b; }
.text { color: #596b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 107 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596b8b, #60598b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596B8B?: #596B8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596B8B?: The RGB value is 89, 107, 139: 89 red, 107 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596B8B?: The complementary color is #8B7959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596B8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.