#596252#596252

#596252 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.027 H 131.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596252
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 82)
HSL	hsl(94, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(94, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 16.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, -6.80, 7.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 10.46, 130.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% -0.0181 0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.027 131.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.0102, 11.4683, 9.6672)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596252 #5B5262

analogous

#616252 #596252 #526253

triadic

#596252 #525962 #625259

tetradic

#596252 #526162 #5B5262 #625352

square

#596252 #526162 #5B5262 #625352

split-complementary

#596252 #535262 #625261

monochromatic

#1C1F1A #3B4136 #596252 #77836E #96A08E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#596252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#596252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596252

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596252	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625F53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59615D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.027 131.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e82',
    500: '#596252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596252;
$custom-light: #888e82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.75,
    "s": 8.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48338,
    "c": 0.02738,
    "h": 131.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596252

secondary

#89808F

accent

#76B298

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596252

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

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