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#596A5D

#596a5d ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#596a5d 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, 41.57% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.26% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 134.12°, with 8.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 4.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #596a5d
  2. #6a5966

Split complementary

  1. #596a5d
  2. #66596a
  3. #6a595e

Analogous

  1. #5e6a59
  2. #596a5d
  3. #596a66

Triadic

  1. #596a5d
  2. #5d596a
  3. #6a5d59

Tetradic

  1. #596a5d
  2. #59666a
  3. #6a5966
  4. #6a5d59

Square

  1. #596a5d
  2. #595e6a
  3. #6a5966
  4. #6a6659

Monochromatic

  1. #131714
  2. #364039
  3. #596a5d
  4. #7d9282
  5. #a7b5aa

Shades

#596a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596a5d
  2. #505f54
  3. #47554a
  4. #3e4a41
  5. #354038
  6. #2d352f
  7. #242a25
  8. #1b201c
  9. #121513
  10. #090b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#596a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596a5d
  2. #6a796d
  3. #7a887d
  4. #8b978e
  5. #9ba69e
  6. #acb5ae
  7. #bdc3be
  8. #cdd2ce
  9. #dee1df
  10. #eef0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596a5d
  2. #5d6c61
  3. #616e64
  4. #657168
  5. #69736b
  6. #6d756f
  7. #707772
  8. #747976
  9. #787c79
  10. #7c7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a675c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67655e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #576966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64685d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62675d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #586a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596a5d {
  color: #596a5d;
}
Background
.bg-596a5d {
  background-color: #596a5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596a5d {
  border: 2px solid #596a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 9% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596a5d, #596a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 93 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 4.78 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.93 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.15 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.15 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.23 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.79 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.29 #a695a2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#596a5d  rgb(89, 106, 93)  hsl(134, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#6a5966  rgb(106, 89, 102)  hsl(314, 9%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#5d596a  rgb(93, 89, 106)  hsl(254, 9%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#6a5d59  rgb(106, 93, 89)  hsl(14, 9%, 38%)  Wenge