#596170#596170

#596170 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.026 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596170
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 112)
HSL	hsl(219, 11%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(219, 21%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 0.45, -9.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 9.52, 272.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% -0.0031 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.026 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3184, 11.8428, 17.0157)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596170 #706859

analogous

#596D70 #596170 #5D5970

triadic

#596170 #705961 #617059

tetradic

#596170 #70596D #706859 #59705D

square

#596170 #70596D #706859 #59705D

split-complementary

#596170 #705D59 #6D7059

monochromatic

#23262C #3E434E #596170 #757F91 #979EAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#596170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#596170 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596170

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596170	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6070

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.026 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d99',
    500: '#596170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596170;
$custom-light: #888d99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.13,
    "s": 11.443,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49118,
    "c": 0.02604,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596170

secondary

#9B958A

accent

#9E73B4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596170

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

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