Information about #596C78 color

#596C78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596C78 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 108, 120) — 34.9% red, 42.4% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 5 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#596C78 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Gateway (#5E7175).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 108, 120) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. No one has named #596C78 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#596C78 color variations

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

#596C78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596C78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596C78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596C78 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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#596C78 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 #596C78

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

#596C78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596C78
  • RGB89, 108, 120
  • CMYK12, 5, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(89, 108, 120)
  • HSL203°, 15%, 41%
  • HSL Precise203.226°, 14.833%, 40.98%
  • HSV203°, 26%, 47%
  • HSB203°, 26%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.424, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.424, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.424, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596C78
  • DECIMAL ID5860472
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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