#596160#596160

#596160 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.010 H 187.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596160
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 96)
HSL	hsl(173, 4%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(173, 8%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 1%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, -3.32, -0.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 3.35, 188.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% -0.01 -0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.01 187.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.5054, 11.5176, 12.7337)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596160 #61595A

analogous

#59615C #596160 #595E61

triadic

#596160 #605961 #616059

tetradic

#596160 #5C5961 #61595A #5E6159

square

#596160 #5C5961 #61595A #5E6159

split-complementary

#596160 #61595E #615C59

monochromatic

#1E2121 #3C4140 #596160 #768180 #969F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#596160 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#596160 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596160

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596160	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596160	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606060

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5F60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596160;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.010 187.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d8d',
    500: '#596160',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596160;
$custom-light: #878d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596160",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 4.301,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48529,
    "c": 0.01008,
    "h": 187.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596160

secondary

#8E8788

accent

#7A81AD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596160

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

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