#596c51

Color #596c51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#596c51

RGB

rgb(89, 108, 81)

HSL

hsl(102.2, 14.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(102.2, 25%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 25%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(43.42, -12.71, 12.82)

LCH

lch(43.42, 18.05, 134.75)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0475, 136.45)

HWB

hwb(102.2, 31.8%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64516c

Analogous

#676c51

#596c51

#516c57

Triadic

#596c51

#51596c

#6c5159

Split-complementary

#596c51

#57516c

#6c5167

Tetradic

#596c51

#516c64

#64516c

#6c5159

Square

#596c51

#51676c

#64516c

#6c5751

Shades

Color #596c51 mixed toward black.

#4a5a44

#3b4836

#2d3629

#1e241b

#0f120e

Tints

Color #596c51 mixed toward white.

#728b68

#8ea385

#aabaa3

#c6d1c2

#e3e8e0

Tones

Color #596c51 mixed toward gray.

#5a6a53

#5b6856

#5c6558

#5d635a

#5e615c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626258 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#615f5a · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#5a5e5f · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596c51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596c51]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#596c51 (#596c51) is rgb(89, 108, 81) in RGB.

No, #596c51 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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