#596E7D Color

#596E7D is rgb(89, 110, 125) in RGB and hsl(205, 17%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#596E7D

HEX#596E7D

RGBrgb(89, 110, 125)

HSLhsl(205, 17%, 42%)

HSVhsv(205, 29%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.034 239.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #596E7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #596E7D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#596E7D Complementary#7D6859 Analogous#597D7A Analogous#595C7D Triadic#7D596E Triadic#6E7D59

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #596E7D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A8395 #8297A6 #9AABB7 #B1BFC8 #C9D2D9 #E1E6EA

Shades

#4E616E #42515C #37444E #2A343C #20272D #13181B

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