#596a6f

Color #596a6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#596a6f

RGB

rgb(89, 106, 111)

HSL

hsl(193.6, 11%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.6, 19.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(43.62, -5.18, -4.93)

LCH

lch(43.62, 7.15, 223.58)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.022, 217.6)

HWB

hwb(193.6, 34.9%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f5e59

Analogous

#596f69

#596a6f

#595f6f

Triadic

#596a6f

#6f596a

#6a6f59

Split-complementary

#596a6f

#6f595f

#6f6959

Tetradic

#596a6f

#5e596f

#6f5e59

#6a6f59

Square

#596a6f

#69596f

#6f5e59

#5f6f59

Shades

Color #596a6f mixed toward black.

#4a585c

#3b474a

#2c3537

#1e2325

#0f1212

Tints

Color #596a6f mixed toward white.

#70858c

#8c9ea3

#a9b6ba

#c6ced1

#e2e7e8

Tones

Color #596a6f mixed toward gray.

#5b696d

#5d686b

#5e6769

#606668

#626566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61616e · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#605e6e · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#5a6d6d · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596a6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596a6f]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#596a6f (#596a6f) is rgb(89, 106, 111) in RGB.

No, #596a6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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