#596159#596159

#596159 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.016 H 145.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596159
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(120, 4%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(120, 8%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, -4.82, 3.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 5.95, 144.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0132 0.0091)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.016 145.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1973, 11.3944, 11.1114)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596159 #615961

analogous

#5D6159 #596159 #59615D

triadic

#596159 #595961 #615959

tetradic

#596159 #595D61 #615961 #615D59

square

#596159 #595D61 #615961 #615D59

split-complementary

#596159 #5D5961 #61595D

monochromatic

#1E211E #3C413C #596159 #768176 #969F96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#596159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#596159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596159

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596159	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58605F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.016 145.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d87',
    500: '#596159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596159;
$custom-light: #878d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 4.301,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48303,
    "c": 0.01605,
    "h": 145.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596159

secondary

#8E878E

accent

#7AADAD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596159

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

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