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#596472

#596472 ≈ Dim Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596472 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.22% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.93% cyan, 12.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 213.6°, with 12.32% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 8.07.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1245

Complementary

  1. #596472
  2. #726759

Split complementary

  1. #596472
  2. #725a59
  3. #707259

Analogous

  1. #597072
  2. #596472
  3. #5a5972

Triadic

  1. #596472
  2. #725964
  3. #647259

Tetradic

  1. #596472
  2. #675972
  3. #726759
  4. #647259

Square

  1. #596472
  2. #725970
  3. #726759
  4. #59725a

Monochromatic

  1. #16191c
  2. #373e47
  3. #596472
  4. #7e8a9a
  5. #a9b1bb

Shades

#596472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596472
  2. #505a67
  3. #47505b
  4. #3e4650
  5. #353c44
  6. #2d3239
  7. #24282e
  8. #1b1e22
  9. #121417
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#596472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596472
  2. #6a7480
  3. #7a838e
  4. #8b939c
  5. #9ba2aa
  6. #acb2b9
  7. #bdc1c7
  8. #cdd1d5
  9. #dee0e3
  10. #eef0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596472
  2. #5d6773
  3. #616a75
  4. #656c76
  5. #696f78
  6. #6d7279
  7. #70757a
  8. #74787c
  9. #787a7d
  10. #7c7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6473 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6272 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #536768 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6472 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55666c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596472 {
  color: #596472;
}
Background
.bg-596472 {
  background-color: #596472;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596472 {
  border: 2px solid #596472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 100 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 12% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596472, #5a5972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 100 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.07 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.07 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.85 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.84 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.84 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.29 #a69b8d Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#596472  rgb(89, 100, 114)  hsl(214, 12%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#726759  rgb(114, 103, 89)  hsl(34, 12%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#725964  rgb(114, 89, 100)  hsl(334, 12%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#647259  rgb(100, 114, 89)  hsl(94, 12%, 40%)  Xanadu