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#596D7B

#596d7b ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596d7b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.75% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.64% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 204.71°, with 16.04% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.16.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #596d7b
  2. #7b6759

Split complementary

  1. #596d7b
  2. #7b595c
  3. #7b7859

Analogous

  1. #597b78
  2. #596d7b
  3. #595c7b

Triadic

  1. #596d7b
  2. #7b596d
  3. #6d7b59

Tetradic

  1. #596d7b
  2. #67597b
  3. #7b6759
  4. #6d7b59

Square

  1. #596d7b
  2. #78597b
  3. #7b6759
  4. #5c7b59

Monochromatic

  1. #191e22
  2. #39464f
  3. #596d7b
  4. #7e93a2
  5. #abb9c2

Shades

#596d7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596d7b
  2. #50626f
  3. #475762
  4. #3e4c56
  5. #35414a
  6. #2d373e
  7. #242c31
  8. #1b2125
  9. #121619
  10. #090b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#596d7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596d7b
  2. #6a7c88
  3. #7a8a95
  4. #8b99a3
  5. #9ba7b0
  6. #acb6bd
  7. #bdc5ca
  8. #cdd3d7
  9. #dee2e5
  10. #eef0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596d7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596d7b
  2. #5d6f7c
  3. #61717c
  4. #65737d
  5. #69757d
  6. #6d777e
  7. #70787e
  8. #747a7f
  9. #787c7f
  10. #7c7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676c7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62697b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626d7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f6a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536f75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596d7b {
  color: #596d7b;
}
Background
.bg-596d7b {
  background-color: #596d7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596d7b {
  border: 2px solid #596d7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596d7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 109 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 16% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596d7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596d7b, #595c7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596d7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 109 123 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.16 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.08 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.09 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.33 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.93 #a69284 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#596d7b  rgb(89, 109, 123)  hsl(205, 16%, 42%)  Slate Gray
#7b6759  rgb(123, 103, 89)  hsl(25, 16%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#7b596d  rgb(123, 89, 109)  hsl(325, 16%, 42%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d7b59  rgb(109, 123, 89)  hsl(85, 16%, 42%)  Fern Green