#596154#596154

#596154 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.023 H 133.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596154
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 84)
HSL	hsl(97, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(97, 13%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 13.4%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, -5.82, 6.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 8.63, 132.46°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% -0.0155 0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.023 133.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9945, 11.3133, 10.0429)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596154 #5C5461

analogous

#5F6154 #596154 #546155

triadic

#596154 #545961 #615459

tetradic

#596154 #545F61 #5C5461 #615554

square

#596154 #545F61 #5C5461 #615554

split-complementary

#596154 #555461 #61545F

monochromatic

#1D1F1B #3B4038 #596154 #778270 #969F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#596154 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#596154 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596154

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596154	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596154	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)

#625F53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615E55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596154;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.023 133.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d84',
    500: '#596154',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596154;
$custom-light: #888d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596154",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96.923,
    "s": 7.182,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48153,
    "c": 0.02269,
    "h": 133.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596154

secondary

#8A828E

accent

#78B09A

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596154

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

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