Palettes / Colors / #596E68

#596E68 — Stone Grey

#596E68 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #596E68 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596E68 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 #6E595F; it also sits naturally between #596E5D and #596A6E. 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 41%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #596E68

.text { color: #596E68; }
.background { background-color: #596E68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596E68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 110, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 11%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596E68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 110, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596E68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 110, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596E68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596E68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E595F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596E68: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596E68

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596E68 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #596E68 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #596E67  ·  #596E69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #596E68?

#596E68 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 89, 110, 104). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596E68?

#596E68 is RGB 89, 110, 104 — HSL 163°, 11%, 39% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 5%, 57%.

What colors go with #596E68?

Its complement is #6E595F; analogous partners are #596E5D and #596A6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596E68 for text?

White text on #596E68 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.86:1.