#596b56

Color #596b56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#596b56

RGB

rgb(89, 107, 86)

HSL

hsl(111.4, 10.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(111.4, 19.6%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)

LAB

lab(43.23, -11.21, 9.57)

LCH

lch(43.23, 14.74, 139.51)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0392, 141.11)

HWB

hwb(111.4, 33.7%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68566b

Analogous

#636b56

#596b56

#566b5d

Triadic

#596b56

#56596b

#6b5659

Split-complementary

#596b56

#5d566b

#6b5663

Tetradic

#596b56

#566b68

#68566b

#6b5659

Square

#596b56

#56636b

#68566b

#6b5d56

Shades

Color #596b56 mixed toward black.

#4a5948

#3b4739

#2c352b

#1e241d

#0f120e

Tints

Color #596b56 mixed toward white.

#71886d

#8da18a

#aab8a7

#c6d0c4

#e3e7e2

Tones

Color #596b56 mixed toward gray.

#5a6958

#5b6759

#5d665b

#5e645d

#5f625f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61615c · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#605f5d · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#5a6061 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596b56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596b56]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#596b56 (#596b56) is rgb(89, 107, 86) in RGB.

No, #596b56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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