#596164#596164

#596164 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.011 H 222.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596164
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 100)
HSL	hsl(196, 6%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 11%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, -2.42, -2.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 3.68, 228.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% -0.0082 -0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.011 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6942, 11.5932, 13.7284)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596164 #645C59

analogous

#596462 #596164 #595C64

triadic

#596164 #645961 #616459

tetradic

#596164 #625964 #645C59 #5C6459

square

#596164 #625964 #645C59 #5C6459

split-complementary

#596164 #64595C #646259

monochromatic

#1F2223 #3C4244 #596164 #768084 #969EA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#596164 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#596164 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596164

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596164	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596164	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6064

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5F64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596164;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.011 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d90',
    500: '#596164',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596164;
$custom-light: #888d90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596164",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 5.82,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48667,
    "c": 0.01109,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596164

secondary

#918A88

accent

#8879AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596164

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

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