#596237#596237

#596237 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.065 H 118.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596237
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(73, 28%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(73, 44%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 43.9%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, -11.17, 23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 25.83, 115.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% -0.0309 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.065 118.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1771, 11.1351, 5.2795)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596237 #403762

analogous

#625637 #596237 #436237

triadic

#596237 #375962 #623759

tetradic

#596237 #376256 #403762 #623743

square

#596237 #376256 #403762 #623743

split-complementary

#596237 #374362 #563762

monochromatic

#12140B #353B21 #596237 #7D894D #9DAB69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#596237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#596237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596237

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596237	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)

#675E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.065 118.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898e6e',
    500: '#596237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596237;
$custom-light: #898e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.558,
    "s": 28.105,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47718,
    "c": 0.06453,
    "h": 118.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596237

secondary

#6C6292

accent

#63C478

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0B0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596237

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

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