Information about #596D6D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596D6D is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 109, 109) — 34.9% red, 42.7% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #596D6D holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Slate Grey (#59656D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Corduroy (#606E68) and Cadet (#536872).

The recipe behind #596D6D is rgb(89, 109, 109), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #596D6D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #596D6D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#596D6D color variations

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

#596D6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596D6D color shades

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

#232B2B
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Black

#000000

#596D6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596D6D 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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Slate Grey

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#596D6D 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 #596D6D

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

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

#596D6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596D6D
  • RGB89, 109, 109
  • CMYK8, 0, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(89, 109, 109)
  • HSL180°, 10%, 39%
  • HSL Precise180°, 10.101%, 38.824%
  • HSV180°, 18%, 43%
  • HSB180°, 18%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.427, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.427, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.427, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID596D6D
  • DECIMAL ID5860717
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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