#596A68
Gray · medium neutral
About #596A68
#596A68 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 12.3); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6A595B — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596A68 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.70:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.70:1).
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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 #596A68?
#596A68 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #596A68?
Use white text. White on #596A68 has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596A68?
Its complementary colour is #6A595B, and analogous partners are #596A5F and #59646A.