Information about #595156 color

#595156 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #595156 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 81, 86) — 34.9% red, 31.8% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 1 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #595156 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 Zulu (#585156). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reddish Brownish Grey (#595353) and Dark Magentaish Grey (#595359).

The recipe behind #595156 is rgb(89, 81, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #595156 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#595156 color variations

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

#595156 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#595156 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#595156 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#686266

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Grey

#808080

#595156 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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#595156 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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#505853
#505853

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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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#505857
#505857

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#515850
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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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#575058
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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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#555850
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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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#585350
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#505853
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#505558
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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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#585750
#585750

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#505853
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#505158
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Nearest named colors to #595156

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

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Reddish Brownish Grey color link
Reddish Brownish Grey

#595353

Dark Magentaish Grey color link
Dark Magentaish Grey

#595359

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

#595156 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#595156
  • RGB89, 81, 86
  • CMYK0, 3, 1, 65
  • CSSrgb(89, 81, 86)
  • HSL323°, 5%, 33%
  • HSL Precise322.5°, 4.706%, 33.333%
  • HSV323°, 9%, 35%
  • HSB323°, 9%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.318, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.318, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.318, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID595156
  • DECIMAL ID5853526
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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