Information about #596B71 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596B71 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 107, 113) — 34.9% red, 42% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#596B71 presents itself as a softly toned steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. 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). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate Grey (#59656D) and Gateway (#5E7175).

The recipe behind #596B71 is rgb(89, 107, 113), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #596B71 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #596B71 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#596B71 color variations

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

#596B71 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596B71 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596B71 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596B71 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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#596B71 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 #596B71

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

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

#596B71 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596B71
  • RGB89, 107, 113
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(89, 107, 113)
  • HSL195°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise195°, 11.881%, 39.608%
  • HSV195°, 21%, 44%
  • HSB195°, 21%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.420, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.420, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.420, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596B71
  • DECIMAL ID5860209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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