#596A75
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #596A75
With the hex code #596A75, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 42% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #756459, a umber shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.61:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.61:1).
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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 #596A75?
With the hex code #596A75, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 42% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #596A75?
Use white text. White on #596A75 has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596A75?
Its complementary colour is #756459, and analogous partners are #597572 and #595C75.