What color is #596F7F?

#596F7F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596F7F?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 127: 89 red, 111 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F7F?

The complementary color is #7F6959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F7F color

#596F7F rgb(89, 111, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #596F7F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 49.8% blue (89, 111, 127).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#596F7F color codes

HEX	`#596F7F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, -4.07, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 12.19, 250.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.634, 15.024, 22.256)`
Decimal	`5861247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F7F, 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 #596F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #596F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f7f; }
.text { color: #596f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f7f, #595c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596F7F?: #596F7F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596F7F?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 127: 89 red, 111 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F7F?: The complementary color is #7F6959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.