What color is #596E61?

#596E61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596E61?

The RGB value is 89, 110, 97: 89 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596E61?

The complementary color is #6E5966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596E61 color

#596E61 rgb(89, 110, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596E61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (89, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#596E61 color codes

HEX	`#596E61`
RGB	`rgb(89, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.43, -10.67, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.43, 11.66, 156.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.853, 14.138, 13.411)`
Decimal	`5860961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596E61, 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 #596E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #596E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596e61; }
.text { color: #596e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596e61, #596e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596E61?: #596E61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596E61?: The RGB value is 89, 110, 97: 89 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596E61?: The complementary color is #6E5966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.