#596168#596168

#596168 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.015 H 244.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596168
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 104)
HSL	hsl(208, 8%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(208, 14%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, -1.49, -5.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 5.24, 253.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0065 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.015 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8926, 11.6725, 14.7732)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596168 #686059

analogous

#596867 #596168 #595968

triadic

#596168 #685961 #616859

tetradic

#596168 #675968 #686059 #596859

square

#596168 #675968 #686059 #596859

split-complementary

#596168 #685959 #686759

monochromatic

#212326 #3D4247 #596168 #758089 #969EA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#596168 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#596168 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596168

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596168	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596168	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6168

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5F68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596168;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.015 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d93',
    500: '#596168',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596168;
$custom-light: #888d93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596168",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208,
    "s": 7.772,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48811,
    "c": 0.01502,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596168

secondary

#958E88

accent

#9277B1

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596168

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →