#595B4E#595B4E

#595B4E is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.021 H 114.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595B4E
RGB	rgb(89, 91, 78)
HSL	hsl(69, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(69, 14%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 14.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, -3.41, 7.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 8.00, 115.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% -0.0085 0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.021 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2359, 10.1561, 8.6800)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595B4E #504E5B

analogous

#5B564E #595B4E #525B4E

triadic

#595B4E #4E595B #5B4E59

tetradic

#595B4E #4E5B56 #504E5B #5B4E52

square

#595B4E #4E5B56 #504E5B #5B4E52

split-complementary

#595B4E #4E525B #564E5B

monochromatic

#191916 #393A32 #595B4E #797C6A #989A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#595B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#595B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595B4E

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595B4E	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5A4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 91, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.021 114.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88897f',
    500: '#595b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595b4e;
$custom-light: #88897f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46533,
    "c": 0.02055,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595B4E

secondary

#7E7C89

accent

#77B180

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595B4E

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

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