#596C60
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #596C60
#596C60 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6C5965 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596C60 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.62:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.62:1).
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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 #596C60?
#596C60 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 42% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #596C60?
Use white text. White on #596C60 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596C60?
Its complementary colour is #6C5965, and analogous partners are #5B6C59 and #596C6A.