Palettes / Colors / #596E62

#596E62 — Stone Grey

#596E62 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#596E62 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6E5965; it also sits naturally between #5A6E59 and #596E6D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 43% · Blue 38%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 57%

Previews

CSS code for #596E62

.text { color: #596E62; }
.background { background-color: #596E62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596E62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 110, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596E62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 110, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596E62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 110, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596E62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596E62">Div content here</div>

Shades of #596E62

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E5965:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596E62: #FFFFFF.

How #596E62 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #596E62 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #596E61  ·  #596E63 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #596E62?

#596E62 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 89, 110, 98). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596E62?

#596E62 is RGB 89, 110, 98 — HSL 146°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 11%, 57%.

What colors go with #596E62?

Its complement is #6E5965; analogous partners are #5A6E59 and #596E6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596E62 for text?

White text on #596E62 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.83:1.