#596a7c

Color #596a7c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#596a7c

RGB

rgb(89, 106, 124)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 16.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 28.2%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(44.07, -1.9, -12.1)

LCH

lch(44.07, 12.25, 261.08)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0352, 249.92)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 34.9%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c6b59

Analogous

#597c7c

#596a7c

#5a597c

Triadic

#596a7c

#7c596a

#6a7c59

Split-complementary

#596a7c

#7c5a59

#7c7c59

Tetradic

#596a7c

#6b597c

#7c6b59

#6a7c59

Square

#596a7c

#7c597c

#7c6b59

#597c5a

Shades

Color #596a7c mixed toward black.

#4a5867

#3b4753

#2d353e

#1e2329

#0f1215

Tints

Color #596a7c mixed toward white.

#6f8398

#8c9cac

#a9b4c1

#c5cdd6

#e2e6ea

Tones

Color #596a7c mixed toward gray.

#5c6a79

#5f6a76

#626a73

#656a70

#686b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616178 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#605e77 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#5a7574 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596a7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596a7c]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#596a7c (#596a7c) is rgb(89, 106, 124) in RGB.

No, #596a7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #596a7c, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast