#596166#596166

#596166 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.013 H 235.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596166
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 102)
HSL	hsl(203, 7%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 13%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, -1.96, -3.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 4.36, 243.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% -0.0073 -0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.013 235)
XYZ	xyz(10.7922, 11.6324, 14.2445)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596166 #665E59

analogous

#596664 #596166 #595B66

triadic

#596166 #665961 #616659

tetradic

#596166 #645966 #665E59 #5B6659

square

#596166 #645966 #665E59 #5B6659

split-complementary

#596166 #66595B #666459

monochromatic

#202325 #3C4245 #596166 #768087 #969EA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#596166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#596166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596166

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596166	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5F66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.013 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d91',
    500: '#596166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596166;
$custom-light: #888d91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.077,
    "s": 6.806,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48739,
    "c": 0.01281,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.11633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596166

secondary

#938C88

accent

#8D78B0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596166

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

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