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#596A77

#596a77 ≈ Dim Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596a77 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.57% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 10.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 206°, with 14.42% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 8.51.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #596a77
  2. #776659

Split complementary

  1. #596a77
  2. #77595b
  3. #777559

Analogous

  1. #597775
  2. #596a77
  3. #595b77

Triadic

  1. #596a77
  2. #77596a
  3. #6a7759

Tetradic

  1. #596a77
  2. #665977
  3. #776659
  4. #6a7759

Square

  1. #596a77
  2. #755977
  3. #776659
  4. #5b7759

Monochromatic

  1. #181c1f
  2. #38434b
  3. #596a77
  4. #7e909e
  5. #aab6bf

Shades

#596a77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596a77
  2. #505f6b
  3. #47555f
  4. #3e4a53
  5. #354047
  6. #2d353c
  7. #242a30
  8. #1b2024
  9. #121518
  10. #090b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#596a77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596a77
  2. #6a7985
  3. #7a8892
  4. #8b97a0
  5. #9ba6ad
  6. #acb5bb
  7. #bdc3c9
  8. #cdd2d6
  9. #dee1e4
  10. #eef0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596a77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596a77
  2. #5d6c78
  3. #616e79
  4. #65717a
  5. #69737b
  6. #6d757c
  7. #70777c
  8. #74797d
  9. #787c7e
  10. #7c7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62696e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656a78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616677 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606a77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e6877 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596a77 {
  color: #596a77;
}
Background
.bg-596a77 {
  background-color: #596a77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596a77 {
  border: 2px solid #596a77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596a77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 14% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596a77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596a77, #595b77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596a77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 119 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.51 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.01 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.45 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.15 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.89 #a69588 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#596a77  rgb(89, 106, 119)  hsl(206, 14%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#776659  rgb(119, 102, 89)  hsl(26, 14%, 41%)  Umber
#77596a  rgb(119, 89, 106)  hsl(326, 14%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#6a7759  rgb(106, 119, 89)  hsl(86, 14%, 41%)  Xanadu