Information about #596457 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #596457 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aloeswood Brown (#5A6457). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pickled Aspen (#5B6452) and Condor (#5B605C).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(89, 100, 87)), which gives #596457 its character. If you plan to put text on a #596457 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#596457 color variations
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#596457 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#596457 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#596457 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#596457 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#596457 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #596457 color
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Nearest named colors to #596457
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5A6457
#5B6452
#5B605C
#5B5D56
#5C5D56
#535E56
#506355
#5B624E
#5E644F
#5C5B59
#555D50
#5B6F55
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#596457
- RGB89, 100, 87
- CMYK4, 0, 5, 61
- CSSrgb(89, 100, 87)
- HSL111°, 7%, 37%
- HSL Precise110.769°, 6.952%, 36.667%
- HSV111°, 13%, 39%
- HSB111°, 13%, 39%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
- GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.392, 0.341)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.392, 0.341, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.392, 0.341)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID596457
- DECIMAL ID5858391
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
