What color is #596C8D?

#596C8D 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 #596C8D?

The RGB value is 89, 108, 141: 89 red, 108 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596C8D?

The complementary color is #8D7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596C8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596C8D color

#596C8D rgb(89, 108, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596C8D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.4% green and 55.3% blue (89, 108, 141).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#596C8D color codes

HEX	`#596C8D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 108, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 23%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, 1.55, -20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 20.44, 274.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.289, 14.771, 27.292)`
Decimal	`5860493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596C8D, 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 #596C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #596C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596c8d; }
.text { color: #596c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 108 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596c8d, #60598d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596C8D?: #596C8D 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 #596C8D?: The RGB value is 89, 108, 141: 89 red, 108 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596C8D?: The complementary color is #8D7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596C8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.