#596163#596163

#596163 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.010 H 214.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596163
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 99)
HSL	hsl(192, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(192, 10%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 2%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, -2.65, -2.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 3.44, 219.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% -0.0086 -0.0059)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.01 214.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6461, 11.5739, 13.4751)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596163 #635B59

analogous

#596360 #596163 #595C63

triadic

#596163 #635961 #616359

tetradic

#596163 #605963 #635B59 #5C6359

square

#596163 #605963 #635B59 #5C6359

split-complementary

#596163 #63595C #636059

monochromatic

#1F2223 #3C4143 #596163 #768183 #969EA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#596163 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#596163 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596163

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596163	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596163	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)

#5F6063

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5F63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596163;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.010 214.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d8f',
    500: '#596163',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596163;
$custom-light: #888d8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596163",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 5.319,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48632,
    "c": 0.01048,
    "h": 214.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596163

secondary

#908988

accent

#8479AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596163

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

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