Close to Storm
#59697B
#59697B is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Storm. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #59697B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #59697B as they’d see it.
#59697B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #59697B
What color is #59697B?
#59697B is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Storm. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #59697B in RGB?
#59697B is rgb(89, 105, 123): 89 red, 105 green, and 123 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #59697B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(28, 15, 0, 52). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #59697B?
PANTONE 431 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #59697B?
Its complement #746554 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.