#596e55

Color #596e55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#596e55

RGB

rgb(89, 110, 85)

HSL

hsl(110.4, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(110.4, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 22.7%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.13, -13.09, 11.43)

LCH

lch(44.13, 17.38, 138.87)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.0461, 140.54)

HWB

hwb(110.4, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a556e

Analogous

#656e55

#596e55

#556e5d

Triadic

#596e55

#55596e

#6e5559

Split-complementary

#596e55

#5d556e

#6e5565

Tetradic

#596e55

#556e6a

#6a556e

#6e5559

Square

#596e55

#55656e

#6a556e

#6e5d55

Shades

Color #596e55 mixed toward black.

#4a5c47

#3b4939

#2c372a

#1e251c

#0f120e

Tints

Color #596e55 mixed toward white.

#718c6c

#8da388

#a9baa6

#c6d1c4

#e2e8e1

Tones

Color #596e55 mixed toward gray.

#5a6c57

#5c6a59

#5d685b

#5f665d

#60635f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63635c · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#62605d · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#5a6162 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596e55]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#596e55 (#596e55) is rgb(89, 110, 85) in RGB.

No, #596e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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