#595B68
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #595B68
#595B68 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 36% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #686659 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #595B68 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.73:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.73:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #595B68?
#595B68 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 36% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #595B68?
Use white text. White on #595B68 has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #595B68?
Its complementary colour is #686659, and analogous partners are #596268 and #5E5968.