Information about #596474 color

#596474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #596474 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 100, 116) — 34.9% red, 39.2% green, 45.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 6 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #596474 reads as a calm, restrained azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Grey (#59656D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Coral (#54626F) and Cadet (#536872).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(89, 100, 116)), which gives #596474 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596474: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #596474 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#596474 color variations

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

#596474 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596474 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596474 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Raven

#6F747B
#77797D

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Grey

#808080

#596474 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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#596474 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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#717359
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#735B59
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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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#597173
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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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#735963
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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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#735971
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#59735B
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Nearest named colors to #596474

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

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

#596474 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596474
  • RGB89, 100, 116
  • CMYK11, 6, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(89, 100, 116)
  • HSL216°, 13%, 40%
  • HSL Precise215.556°, 13.171%, 40.196%
  • HSV216°, 23%, 45%
  • HSB216°, 23%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.392, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.392, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.392, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596474
  • DECIMAL ID5858420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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