Information about #596972 color

#596972 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596972 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 105, 114) — 34.9% red, 41.2% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 4 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#596972 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cadet (#536872). Nearby in the Register you will also find Slate Grey (#59656D) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 105, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #596972 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. #596972 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#596972 color variations

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

#596972 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #596972

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596972
  • RGB89, 105, 114
  • CMYK10, 4, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(89, 105, 114)
  • HSL202°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise201.6°, 12.315%, 39.804%
  • HSV202°, 22%, 45%
  • HSB202°, 22%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.412, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.412, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.412, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID596972
  • DECIMAL ID5859698
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01