What color is #596F6B?

#596F6B 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 #596F6B?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 107: 89 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F6B?

The complementary color is #6F595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F6B color

#596F6B rgb(89, 111, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596F6B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 42% blue (89, 111, 107).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#596F6B color codes

HEX	`#596F6B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, -9.02, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 9.04, 182.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.457, 14.554, 16.06)`
Decimal	`5861227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F6B, 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 #596F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #596F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f6b; }
.text { color: #596f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f6b, #59686f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596F6B?: #596F6B 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 #596F6B?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 107: 89 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F6B?: The complementary color is #6F595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.