#596236#596236

#596236 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.066 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596236
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 54)
HSL	hsl(72, 29%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(72, 45%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 44.9%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, -11.30, 23.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 26.38, 115.35°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% -0.0313 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.066 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1534, 11.1256, 5.1546)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596236 #3F3662

analogous

#625536 #596236 #436236

triadic

#596236 #365962 #623659

tetradic

#596236 #366255 #3F3662 #623643

square

#596236 #366255 #3F3662 #623643

split-complementary

#596236 #364362 #553662

monochromatic

#12140B #353B20 #596236 #7D894C #9DAB67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#596236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#596236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596236

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596236	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.066 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898e6e',
    500: '#596236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596236;
$custom-light: #898e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.273,
    "s": 28.947,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47701,
    "c": 0.06579,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596236

secondary

#6B6193

accent

#63C577

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0B0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596236

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

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