#596c52

Color #596c52

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#596c52

RGB

rgb(89, 108, 82)

HSL

hsl(103.8, 13.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(103.8, 24.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 24.1%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(43.45, -12.53, 12.26)

LCH

lch(43.45, 17.53, 135.62)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0462, 137.37)

HWB

hwb(103.8, 32.2%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65526c

Analogous

#666c52

#596c52

#526c58

Triadic

#596c52

#52596c

#6c5259

Split-complementary

#596c52

#58526c

#6c5266

Tetradic

#596c52

#526c65

#65526c

#6c5259

Square

#596c52

#52666c

#65526c

#6c5852

Shades

Color #596c52 mixed toward black.

#4a5a44

#3b4837

#2d3629

#1e241b

#0f120e

Tints

Color #596c52 mixed toward white.

#728a69

#8ea386

#aabaa4

#c6d1c2

#e3e8e1

Tones

Color #596c52 mixed toward gray.

#5a6a54

#5b6856

#5c6659

#5d635b

#5e615d

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

#626259 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#615f5b · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#5a5e5f · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596c52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596c52]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#596c52 (#596c52) is rgb(89, 108, 82) in RGB.

No, #596c52 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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