#596162#596162

#596162 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.010 H 205.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596162
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 98)
HSL	hsl(187, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 1%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, -2.87, -1.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 3.30, 209.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% -0.0091 -0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.01 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.5986, 11.5549, 13.2248)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596162 #625A59

analogous

#59625F #596162 #595D62

triadic

#596162 #625961 #616259

tetradic

#596162 #5F5962 #625A59 #5D6259

square

#596162 #5F5962 #625A59 #5D6259

split-complementary

#596162 #62595D #625F59

monochromatic

#1F2222 #3C4142 #596162 #768182 #969EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#596162 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#596162 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596162

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596162	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596162	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606062

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5F62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.010 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d8e',
    500: '#596162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596162;
$custom-light: #888d8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 4.813,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48598,
    "c": 0.01011,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596162

secondary

#8F8888

accent

#807AAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596162

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

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