#596255
Umber · medium cool gray
About #596255
#596255 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 38% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 13.0); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5E5562 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596255 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.36:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.36:1).
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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 #596255?
#596255 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 38% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #596255?
Use white text. White on #596255 has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596255?
Its complementary colour is #5E5562, and analogous partners are #606255 and #556258.