#596172

Color #596172

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#596172

RGB

rgb(89, 97, 114)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 12.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 21.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(41.04, 0.95, -10.62)

LCH

lch(41.04, 10.66, 275.11)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.029, 265.45)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 34.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726a59

Analogous

#596d72

#596172

#5e5972

Triadic

#596172

#725961

#617259

Split-complementary

#596172

#725e59

#6d7259

Tetradic

#596172

#6a5972

#726a59

#617259

Square

#596172

#72596d

#726a59

#59725e

Shades

Color #596172 mixed toward black.

#4a515f

#3b414c

#2d3039

#1e2026

#0f1013

Tints

Color #596172 mixed toward white.

#6f798f

#8c94a5

#a9afbc

#c6cad2

#e2e4e9

Tones

Color #596172 mixed toward gray.

#5b6270

#5d626e

#5f636c

#61646a

#636568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6e · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#5c5b6d · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#596b6a · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #596172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596172]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#596172 (#596172) is rgb(89, 97, 114) in RGB.

No, #596172 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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