#596456
Umber · medium cool gray
About #596456
#596456 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 39% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.1); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #615664 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596456 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.21:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.21:1).
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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 #596456?
#596456 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 39% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #596456?
Use white text. White on #596456 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596456?
Its complementary colour is #615664, and analogous partners are #606456 and #56645A.