#596156#596156

#596156 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.020 H 137.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596156
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 86)
HSL	hsl(104, 6%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(104, 11%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, -5.43, 5.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 7.53, 136.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% -0.0146 0.0136)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.02 137.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0739, 11.3450, 10.4614)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596156 #5E5661

analogous

#5E6156 #596156 #566158

triadic

#596156 #565961 #615659

tetradic

#596156 #565E61 #5E5661 #615856

square

#596156 #565E61 #5E5661 #615856

split-complementary

#596156 #585661 #61565E

monochromatic

#1D201C #3B4139 #596156 #778173 #969F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#596156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#596156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596156

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596156	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615E56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.020 137.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d85',
    500: '#596156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596156;
$custom-light: #888d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 103.636,
    "s": 6.011,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48212,
    "c": 0.01994,
    "h": 137.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596156

secondary

#8C848E

accent

#79AFA0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596156

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

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