#596B5E
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #596B5E
#596B5E is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.6); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6B5966 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596B5E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.69:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.69:1).
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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 #596B5E?
#596B5E is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #596B5E?
Use white text. White on #596B5E has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596B5E?
Its complementary colour is #6B5966, and analogous partners are #5D6B59 and #596B67.