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#596B63

#596b63 ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#596b63 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, 41.96% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.48% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 153.33°, with 9.18% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #596b63
  2. #6b5961

Split complementary

  1. #596b63
  2. #6b596a
  3. #6b5a59

Analogous

  1. #596b5a
  2. #596b63
  3. #596a6b

Triadic

  1. #596b63
  2. #63596b
  3. #6b6359

Tetradic

  1. #596b63
  2. #59616b
  3. #6b5961
  4. #6b6359

Square

  1. #596b63
  2. #5a596b
  3. #6b5961
  4. #6a6b59

Monochromatic

  1. #141716
  2. #36413c
  3. #596b63
  4. #7d9389
  5. #a7b6af

Shades

#596b63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596b63
  2. #506059
  3. #47564f
  4. #3e4b45
  5. #35403b
  6. #2d3632
  7. #242b28
  8. #1b201e
  9. #121514
  10. #090b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#596b63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596b63
  2. #6a7a73
  3. #7a8982
  4. #8b9792
  5. #9ba6a1
  6. #acb5b1
  7. #bdc4c1
  8. #cdd3d0
  9. #dee1e0
  10. #eef0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596b63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596b63
  2. #5d6d66
  3. #616f69
  4. #65716c
  5. #69736f
  6. #6d7672
  7. #707874
  8. #747a77
  9. #787c7a
  10. #7c7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6863 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676663 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #556b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646963 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616863 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #576b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596b63 {
  color: #596b63;
}
Background
.bg-596b63 {
  background-color: #596b63;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596b63 {
  border: 2px solid #596b63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596b63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 9% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596b63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596b63, #596a6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596b63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 99 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.18 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.07 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.07 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.76 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.48 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.84 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.84 #a6949c Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#596b63  rgb(89, 107, 99)  hsl(153, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#6b5961  rgb(107, 89, 97)  hsl(333, 9%, 38%)  Wenge
#63596b  rgb(99, 89, 107)  hsl(273, 9%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#6b6359  rgb(107, 99, 89)  hsl(33, 9%, 38%)  Dim Gray