#596474

Color #596474

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#596474

RGB

rgb(89, 100, 116)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 13.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 23.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(42, -0.36, -10.39)

LCH

lch(42, 10.4, 268.02)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.029, 257.64)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 34.9%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746959

Analogous

#597274

#596474

#5c5974

Triadic

#596474

#745964

#647459

Split-complementary

#596474

#745c59

#727459

Tetradic

#596474

#695974

#746959

#647459

Square

#596474

#745972

#746959

#59745c

Shades

Color #596474 mixed toward black.

#4a5361

#3b434d

#2c323a

#1e2127

#0f1113

Tints

Color #596474 mixed toward white.

#6f7d91

#8c97a7

#a9b1bd

#c5cbd3

#e2e5e9

Tones

Color #596474 mixed toward gray.

#5b6472

#5d6570

#60656d

#62666b

#646669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e70 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#5d5c6f · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#5a6d6d · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596474;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596474]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#596474 (#596474) is rgb(89, 100, 116) in RGB.

No, #596474 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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