What color is #596E7D?

#596E7D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596E7D?

The RGB value is 89, 110, 125: 89 red, 110 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596E7D?

The complementary color is #7D6859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596E7D?

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.

#596E7D color

#596E7D rgb(89, 110, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596E7D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.1% green and 49% blue (89, 110, 125).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#596E7D color codes

HEX	`#596E7D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 110, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -4.01, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 11.57, 249.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.396, 14.756, 21.54)`
Decimal	`5860989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596E7D, 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 #596E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596E7D 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 #596E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596e7d; }
.text { color: #596e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 110 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596e7d, #595c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596E7D?: #596E7D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596E7D?: The RGB value is 89, 110, 125: 89 red, 110 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596E7D?: The complementary color is #7D6859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596E7D?: 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.