#596165#596165

#596165 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.012 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596165
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 101)
HSL	hsl(200, 6%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(200, 12%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 4%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, -2.19, -3.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 3.99, 236.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% -0.0078 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.012 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7429, 11.6127, 13.9849)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596165 #655D59

analogous

#596563 #596165 #595B65

triadic

#596165 #655961 #616559

tetradic

#596165 #635965 #655D59 #5B6559

square

#596165 #635965 #655D59 #5B6559

split-complementary

#596165 #65595B #656359

monochromatic

#202324 #3C4244 #596165 #768086 #969EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#596165 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#596165 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596165

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596165	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596165	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6165

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5F65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596165;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.012 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d90',
    500: '#596165',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596165;
$custom-light: #888d90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596165",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 6.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48703,
    "c": 0.01187,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596165

secondary

#928B88

accent

#8B78AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596165

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

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