What color is #596D6B?

#596D6B 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 #596D6B?

The RGB value is 89, 109, 107: 89 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596D6B?

The complementary color is #6D595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596D6B color

#596D6B rgb(89, 109, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596D6B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.7% green and 42% blue (89, 109, 107).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#596D6B color codes

HEX	`#596D6B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 109, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, -7.87, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 7.99, 189.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.242, 14.122, 15.988)`
Decimal	`5860715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596D6B, 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 #596D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #596D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596d6b; }
.text { color: #596d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 109 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596d6b, #59656d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596D6B?: #596D6B 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 #596D6B?: The RGB value is 89, 109, 107: 89 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596D6B?: The complementary color is #6D595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.