#596266

Color #596266

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#596266

RGB

rgb(89, 98, 102)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 6.8%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 12.7%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(40.93, -2.56, -3.45)

LCH

lch(40.93, 4.3, 233.42)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0129, 226.26)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 34.9%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#665d59

Analogous

#596664

#596266

#595c66

Triadic

#596266

#665962

#626659

Split-complementary

#596266

#66595c

#666459

Tetradic

#596266

#5d5966

#665d59

#626659

Square

#596266

#645966

#665d59

#5c6659

Shades

Color #596266 mixed toward black.

#4a5255

#3b4144

#2d3133

#1e2122

#0f1011

Tints

Color #596266 mixed toward white.

#727d82

#8e989c

#aab1b5

#c6cbcd

#e3e5e6

Tones

Color #596266 mixed toward gray.

#5a6265

#5b6164

#5c6163

#5d6062

#5f6061

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d65 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#5d5c65 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#596464 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 4.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #596266;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596266]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#596266 (#596266) is rgb(89, 98, 102) in RGB.

No, #596266 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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