#596F72
Slate Gray · medium cool teal
About #596F72
#596F72 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 44% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 11.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #725C59 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #596F72 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.33:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.33:1).
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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 #596F72?
#596F72 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 44% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #596F72?
Use white text. White on #596F72 has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596F72?
Its complementary colour is #725C59, and analogous partners are #597269 and #596272.