All About Color #596156

#596156

About #596156

#596156 is a dark gray color with the hex code #596156. In RGB it is red 89, green 97, blue 86; in HSL it is hue 104°, saturation 6%, lightness 36%; in CMYK it is 8%, 0%, 11%, 62%. Its contrast ratio is 6.42:1 on white and 3.27:1 on black.

#596156 Color Conversion

Hex triplet59, 61, 56
CMYK8.25%, 0.00%, 11.34%, 61.96%
RGB Decimal89, 97, 86
HSL104°, 6%, 36%
RGB Octal131, 141, 126
HSV (HSB)103.64°, 11.34%, 38.04%
RGB Binary1011001, 1100001, 1010110
CIE-L*AB40.16, -5.43, 5.21
RGB Percent34.90%, 38.04%, 33.73%
CIE-L*CH40.16, 7.52, 136.14
XYZ10.07, 11.35, 10.46
CIE-L*UV40.16, -3.88, 7.38
xyY0.32, 0.36, 11.35
Hunter-Lab33.68, -5.56, 5.16
RYB33.73%, 38.04%, 36.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#596156 on a dark background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#596156 on a light background: contrast 6.42:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #596156, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#596156 · #869183 · #2D312B · #5E5661 · #8D8391

Analogous palette

#615E56 · #5F6156 · #596156 · #566159 · #56615E

Triadic palette

#596156 · #565961 · #615659 · #869183 · #838691

Tetradic palette

#596156 · #565F61 · #5E5661 · #615956 · #2D312B

Monochromatic palette

#0F100E · #343932 · #596156 · #7F8A7B · #A6AEA3

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