#596D75
Slate Gray · medium cool teal
About #596D75
With the hex code #596D75, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 43% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 7% 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 9.5 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #756159, 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 — 5.43:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.43:1).
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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 #596D75?
With the hex code #596D75, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 43% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #596D75?
Use white text. White on #596D75 has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596D75?
Its complementary colour is #756159, and analogous partners are #59756F and #595F75.