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Recognised as Colour

#596B56

  • #596B56
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#596B56 is a green with RGB values 89, 107, 86 and HSL 111°, 11%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#596B56#596B56
HEX#596B56
RGBrgb(89, 107, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4196, 0.3373
RGB percentages34.9%, 42%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(111.4, 10.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 19.6%, 42%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,182
CSS custom property--colour: #596B56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#A694A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#696557no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#586A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Teal · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68566B
Analogous#646B56, #566B5E
Triadic#56596B, #6B5659
Split complementary#5E566B, #6B5663
Tetradic#56646B, #68566B, #6B5E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2CDC0
Lighter +30%#A7B6A4
Lighter +20%#8B9F88
Lighter +10%#71876D
Darker −10%#414F3F
Darker −20%#2A3229
Darker −30%#121612
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#48833E
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R89
G107
B86
Red89 (34.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue111.43°
Saturation (HSL)10.88%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6B · B 56

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