What color is #596D67?

#596D67 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596D67?

The RGB value is 89, 109, 103: 89 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596D67?

The complementary color is #6D595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596D67 color

#596D67 rgb(89, 109, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596D67 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.7% green and 40.4% blue (89, 109, 103).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#596D67 color codes

HEX	`#596D67`
RGB	`rgb(89, 109, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -8.79, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 8.83, 174.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.036, 14.04, 14.905)`
Decimal	`5860711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596D67, 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 #596D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #596D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596d67; }
.text { color: #596d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 109 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596d67, #59696d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596D67?: #596D67 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596D67?: The RGB value is 89, 109, 103: 89 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596D67?: The complementary color is #6D595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.