#596157#596157

#596157 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.019 H 139.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596157
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 87)
HSL	hsl(108, 5%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(108, 10%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 10.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, -5.23, 4.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 6.99, 138.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% -0.0141 0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.019 139.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1145, 11.3613, 10.6751)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596157 #5F5761

analogous

#5E6157 #596157 #57615A

triadic

#596157 #575961 #615759

tetradic

#596157 #575E61 #5F5761 #615A57

square

#596157 #575E61 #5F5761 #615A57

split-complementary

#596157 #5A5761 #61575E

monochromatic

#1E201D #3B413A #596157 #778174 #969F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#596157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#596157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596157

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596157	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)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.019 139.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d86',
    500: '#596157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596157;
$custom-light: #878d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 108,
    "s": 5.435,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48242,
    "c": 0.01861,
    "h": 139.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596157

secondary

#8D858E

accent

#79AFA4

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596157

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

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