Information about #596C6D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #596C6D belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(89, 108, 109) (34.9% red, 42.4% green, 42.7% blue), or CMYK 8 / 0 / 0 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #596C6D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Slate Grey (#59656D). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Corduroy (#606E68).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 108, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596C6D: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#596C6D color variations

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

#596C6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596C6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Charleston Green

#232B2B
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Black

#000000

#596C6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596C6D 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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#596C6D 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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#6D5A6C
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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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#645A6D
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#626D5A
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Nearest named colors to #596C6D

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596C6D
  • RGB89, 108, 109
  • CMYK8, 0, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(89, 108, 109)
  • HSL183°, 10%, 39%
  • HSL Precise183°, 10.101%, 38.824%
  • HSV183°, 18%, 43%
  • HSB183°, 18%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.424, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.424, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.424, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID596C6D
  • DECIMAL ID5860461
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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