Information about #596E6C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #596E6C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(89, 110, 108) (34.9% red, 43.1% green, 42.4% blue), or CMYK 8 / 0 / 1 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained cyan, #596E6C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Corduroy (#606E68). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate Grey (#59656D) and Imprint (#5C7670).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 110, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #596E6C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#596E6C color variations

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

#596E6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596E6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596E6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596E6C 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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#596E6C 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 #596E6C

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

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

#596E6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596E6C
  • RGB89, 110, 108
  • CMYK8, 0, 1, 57
  • CSSrgb(89, 110, 108)
  • HSL174°, 11%, 39%
  • HSL Precise174.286°, 10.553%, 39.02%
  • HSV174°, 19%, 43%
  • HSB174°, 19%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.431, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.431, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.431, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID596E6C
  • DECIMAL ID5860972
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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