Information about #596F73 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#596F73 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 111, 115) — 34.9% red, 43.5% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 2 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #596F73 reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Gateway (#5E7175). Slightly further away sit Sabbatical (#547377) and Imprint (#5C7670).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(89, 111, 115)), which gives #596F73 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596F73: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #596F73 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#596F73 color variations

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

#596F73 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #596F73

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

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596F73
  • RGB89, 111, 115
  • CMYK10, 2, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(89, 111, 115)
  • HSL189°, 13%, 40%
  • HSL Precise189.231°, 12.745%, 40%
  • HSV189°, 23%, 45%
  • HSB189°, 23%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.435, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.435, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.435, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596F73
  • DECIMAL ID5861235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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