Information about #59696A color

#59696A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#59696A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 105, 106) — 34.9% red, 41.2% green, 41.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #59696A occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Grey (#59656D). Slightly further away sit Shuttle Grey (#61666B) and Corduroy (#606E68).

The recipe behind #59696A is rgb(89, 105, 106), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #59696A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#59696A color variations

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

#59696A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#59696A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#59696A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#59696A 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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#59696A 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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#6A6258
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#6A5860
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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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#6A5868
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#686A58
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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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#59586A
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#6A5958
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#686A58
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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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#62586A
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#6A5958
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#606A58
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Nearest named colors to #59696A

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

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

#59696A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#59696A
  • RGB89, 105, 106
  • CMYK7, 0, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(89, 105, 106)
  • HSL184°, 9%, 38%
  • HSL Precise183.529°, 8.718%, 38.235%
  • HSV184°, 16%, 42%
  • HSB184°, 16%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.412, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.412, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.412, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID59696A
  • DECIMAL ID5859690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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