#596169#596169

#596169 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.016 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596169
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 105)
HSL	hsl(210, 8%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(210, 15%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, -1.25, -5.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 5.73, 257.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% -0.006 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.016 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9437, 11.6930, 15.0423)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596169 #696159

analogous

#596969 #596169 #595969

triadic

#596169 #695961 #616959

tetradic

#596169 #695969 #696159 #596959

square

#596169 #695969 #696159 #596959

split-complementary

#596169 #695959 #696959

monochromatic

#212427 #3D4248 #596169 #75808A #969EA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#596169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#596169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596169

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596169	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6169

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5F69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.016 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d93',
    500: '#596169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596169;
$custom-light: #888d93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 8.247,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48848,
    "c": 0.01626,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596169

secondary

#958F88

accent

#9477B1

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596169

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

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