#595759#595759

#595759 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.004 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595759
RGB	rgb(89, 87, 89)
HSL	hsl(300, 1%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(300, 2%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 1.23, -0.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 1.50, 324.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.0034 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.004 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3309, 9.6615, 10.8225)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595759 #575957

analogous

#585759 #595759 #595758

triadic

#595759 #595957 #575959

tetradic

#595759 #595857 #575957 #575859

square

#595759 #595857 #575957 #575859

split-complementary

#595759 #585957 #575958

monochromatic

#1B1A1B #3A393A #595759 #787578 #969496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#595759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#595759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595759

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595759	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575759

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575859

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 87, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.004 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878687',
    500: '#595759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595759;
$custom-light: #878687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45932,
    "c": 0.00408,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595759

secondary

#858785

accent

#AA7D7D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFEFEF

border

#CACACA

text

#0B0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595759

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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