#596656

Color #596656

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#596656

RGB

rgb(89, 102, 86)

HSL

hsl(108.8, 8.5%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108.8, 15.7%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 15.7%, 60%)

LAB

lab(41.69, -8.35, 7.4)

LCH

lch(41.69, 11.16, 138.45)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.0296, 139.8)

HWB

hwb(108.8, 33.7%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#635666

Analogous

#616656

#596656

#56665b

Triadic

#596656

#565966

#665659

Split-complementary

#596656

#5b5666

#665661

Tetradic

#596656

#566663

#635666

#665659

Square

#596656

#566166

#635666

#665b56

Shades

Color #596656 mixed toward black.

#4a5548

#3b4439

#2d332b

#1e221d

#0f110e

Tints

Color #596656 mixed toward white.

#72836f

#8e9d8b

#aab5a8

#c7cec5

#e3e6e2

Tones

Color #596656 mixed toward gray.

#5a6557

#5b6359

#5c625a

#5c615b

#5d5f5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f5a · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#5e5d5b · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#5a5d5e · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596656]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#596656 (#596656) is rgb(89, 102, 86) in RGB.

No, #596656 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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