#596c74

Color #596c74

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#596c74

RGB

rgb(89, 108, 116)

HSL

hsl(197.8, 13.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.8, 23.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.39, -5.13, -6.81)

LCH

lch(44.39, 8.53, 233.01)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.026, 225.31)

HWB

hwb(197.8, 34.9%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746159

Analogous

#59746f

#596c74

#595e74

Triadic

#596c74

#74596c

#6c7459

Split-complementary

#596c74

#74595e

#746f59

Tetradic

#596c74

#615974

#746159

#6c7459

Square

#596c74

#6f5974

#746159

#5e7459

Shades

Color #596c74 mixed toward black.

#4a5a61

#3b484d

#2c363a

#1e2427

#0f1213

Tints

Color #596c74 mixed toward white.

#6f8791

#8c9fa7

#a9b7bd

#c5cfd3

#e2e7e9

Tones

Color #596c74 mixed toward gray.

#5b6b72

#5d6a70

#60696d

#62686b

#646769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626272 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#615f72 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#5a7170 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596c74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596c74]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#596c74 (#596c74) is rgb(89, 108, 116) in RGB.

No, #596c74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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