Information about #596B6B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596B6B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 107, 107) — 34.9% red, 42% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #596B6B holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Slate Grey (#59656D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Corduroy (#606E68) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 107, 107) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #596B6B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#596B6B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#596B6B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596B6B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596B6B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596B6B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#596B6B 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #596B6B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

#596B6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596B6B
  • RGB89, 107, 107
  • CMYK7, 0, 0, 58
  • HSL180°, 9%, 38%
  • HSL Precise180°, 9.184%, 38.431%
  • HSV180°, 17%, 42%
  • HSB180°, 17%, 42%
  • HEX ID596B6B
  • DECIMAL ID5860203
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
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