#596951

Color #596951

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#596951

RGB

rgb(89, 105, 81)

HSL

hsl(100, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(100, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 22.9%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42.49, -11.02, 11.54)

LCH

lch(42.49, 15.96, 133.68)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0419, 135.29)

HWB

hwb(100, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#615169

Analogous

#656951

#596951

#516955

Triadic

#596951

#515969

#695159

Split-complementary

#596951

#555169

#695165

Tetradic

#596951

#516961

#615169

#695159

Square

#596951

#516569

#615169

#695551

Shades

Color #596951 mixed toward black.

#4a5844

#3b4636

#2d3529

#1e231b

#0f120e

Tints

Color #596951 mixed toward white.

#738869

#8ea185

#abb8a4

#c7d0c2

#e3e7e1

Tones

Color #596951 mixed toward gray.

#5a6753

#5a6555

#5b6357

#5c6159

#5c5f5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606058 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#5f5e59 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#5a5c5d · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596951;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596951]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#596951 (#596951) is rgb(89, 105, 81) in RGB.

No, #596951 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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