What color is #596E8F?

#596E8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596E8F?

The RGB value is 89, 110, 143: 89 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596E8F?

The complementary color is #8F7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596E8F color

#596E8F rgb(89, 110, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596E8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.1% green and 56.1% blue (89, 110, 143).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#596E8F color codes

HEX	`#596E8F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 110, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, 0.92, -20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 20.56, 272.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.652, 15.258, 28.154)`
Decimal	`5861007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596E8F, 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 #596E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #596E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596e8f; }
.text { color: #596e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 110 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596e8f, #5f598f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596E8F?: #596E8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596E8F?: The RGB value is 89, 110, 143: 89 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596E8F?: The complementary color is #8F7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.