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#596459

#596459 ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#596459 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.22% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 5.82% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #596459
  2. #645964

Split complementary

  1. #596459
  2. #5f5964
  3. #64595f

Analogous

  1. #5f6459
  2. #596459
  3. #59645f

Triadic

  1. #596459
  2. #595964
  3. #645959

Tetradic

  1. #596459
  2. #596464
  3. #645964
  4. #645959

Square

  1. #596459
  2. #595f64
  3. #645964
  4. #645f59

Monochromatic

  1. #111311
  2. #353c35
  3. #596459
  4. #7e8c7e
  5. #a6b0a6

Shades

#596459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596459
  2. #505a50
  3. #475047
  4. #3e463e
  5. #353c35
  6. #2d322d
  7. #242824
  8. #1b1e1b
  9. #121412
  10. #090a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#596459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596459
  2. #6a746a
  3. #7a837a
  4. #8b938b
  5. #9ba29b
  6. #acb2ac
  7. #bdc1bd
  8. #cdd1cd
  9. #dee0de
  10. #eef0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596459
  2. #5d675d
  3. #616a61
  4. #656c65
  5. #696f69
  6. #6d726d
  7. #707570
  8. #747874
  9. #787a78
  10. #7c7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e625e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656258 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63615a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #586361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f6259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58645e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596459 {
  color: #596459;
}
Background
.bg-596459 {
  background-color: #596459;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596459 {
  border: 2px solid #596459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 100 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 6% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596459, #59645f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 100 89 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 3.56 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.30 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.30 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.46 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.81 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.39 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.88 #a69ba6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#596459  rgb(89, 100, 89)  hsl(120, 6%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#645964  rgb(100, 89, 100)  hsl(300, 6%, 37%)  Old Lavender
#595964  rgb(89, 89, 100)  hsl(240, 6%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#645959  rgb(100, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 6%, 37%)  Wenge