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#596673 Color

#596673 is rgb(89, 102, 115) in RGB, hsl(210, 13%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#596673
HEX#596673
RGBrgb(89, 102, 115)
HSLhsl(210, 13%, 40%)
HSVhsv(210, 23%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.026 248.3)
LABlab(42.44% -2.78 -9.09)
LCHlch(42.44% 9.51 252.99)

What #596673 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #596673, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#596673 Channel Values

How #596673 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 102 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 13% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 23% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #596673 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #596673

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #596673; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #596673

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #596673 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#596673
Protanopia#646473
Protanomaly#606573
Deuteranopia#626273
Deuteranomaly#5E6473
Tritanopia#576868
Tritanomaly#58676C
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #596673 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-596673: #596673;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #596673;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-596673': '#596673' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.400, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_596673">#596673</color>
SVG fillfill="#596673"

More Blue Colors

#596673 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#596673 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #596673?

#596673 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(89, 102, 115) in RGB and hsl(210, 13%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #596673?

#596673 is rgb(89, 102, 115) — red 89, green 102, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #596673?

#596673 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #596673 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #596673 scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #596673 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #596673 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 9.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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