#596161#596161

#596161 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.010 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596161
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 8%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, -3.10, -1.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 3.27, 198.98°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.0095 -0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.01 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5517, 11.5362, 12.9777)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596161 #615959

analogous

#59615D #596161 #595D61

triadic

#596161 #615961 #616159

tetradic

#596161 #5D5961 #615959 #5D6159

square

#596161 #5D5961 #615959 #5D6159

split-complementary

#596161 #61595D #615D59

monochromatic

#1E2121 #3C4141 #596161 #768181 #969F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#596161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#596161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596161

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596161	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5F61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.010 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d8d',
    500: '#596161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596161;
$custom-light: #888d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.301,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48563,
    "c": 0.00997,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596161

secondary

#8E8787

accent

#7A7AAD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596161

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

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