What color is #596F6A?

#596F6A 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 #596F6A?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 106: 89 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F6A?

The complementary color is #6F595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F6A color

#596F6A rgb(89, 111, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596F6A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 41.6% blue (89, 111, 106).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#596F6A color codes

HEX	`#596F6A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, -9.25, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 9.25, 179.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.405, 14.533, 15.784)`
Decimal	`5861226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F6A, 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 #596F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #596F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f6a; }
.text { color: #596f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f6a, #59696f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596F6A?: #596F6A 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 #596F6A?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 106: 89 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F6A?: The complementary color is #6F595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.