#596e6c

Color #596e6c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#596e6c

RGB

rgb(89, 110, 108)

HSL

hsl(174.3, 10.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.3, 19.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 1.8%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.74, -8.22, -1.47)

LCH

lch(44.74, 8.35, 190.14)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0251, 189.39)

HWB

hwb(174.3, 34.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e595b

Analogous

#596e61

#596e6c

#59656e

Triadic

#596e6c

#6c596e

#6e6c59

Split-complementary

#596e6c

#6e5965

#6e6159

Tetradic

#596e6c

#595b6e

#6e595b

#6e6c59

Square

#596e6c

#61596e

#6e595b

#656e59

Shades

Color #596e6c mixed toward black.

#4a5c5a

#3b4948

#2c3736

#1e2524

#0f1212

Tints

Color #596e6c mixed toward white.

#708b88

#8ca2a0

#a9b9b8

#c6d1d0

#e2e8e7

Tones

Color #596e6c mixed toward gray.

#5b6c6b

#5c6a69

#5e6968

#606766

#626565

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63636c · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#62606d · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#5a6d6d · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #596e6c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596e6c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#596e6c (#596e6c) is rgb(89, 110, 108) in RGB.

No, #596e6c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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