#596153#596153

#596153 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.024 H 131.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596153
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 83)
HSL	hsl(94, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(94, 14%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 14.4%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, -6.02, 6.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 9.19, 130.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% -0.016 0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.024 131.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9556, 11.2977, 9.8381)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596153 #5B5361

analogous

#606153 #596153 #536154

triadic

#596153 #535961 #615359

tetradic

#596153 #536061 #5B5361 #615453

square

#596153 #536061 #5B5361 #615453

split-complementary

#596153 #545361 #615360

monochromatic

#1C1F1B #3B4037 #596153 #77826F #969F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#596153 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#596153 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596153

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596153	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596153	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615E54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596153;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.024 131.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d83',
    500: '#596153',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596153;
$custom-light: #888d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596153",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 94.286,
    "s": 7.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48124,
    "c": 0.02408,
    "h": 131.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596153

secondary

#89818E

accent

#77B198

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596153

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

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