#596255#596255

#596255 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.023 H 135.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596255
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(102, 7%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(102, 13%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 13.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, -6.22, 6.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 8.80, 134.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% -0.0167 0.0162)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.023 135.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1269, 11.5150, 10.2817)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596255 #5E5562

analogous

#5F6255 #596255 #556257

triadic

#596255 #555962 #625559

tetradic

#596255 #555F62 #5E5562 #625755

square

#596255 #555F62 #5E5562 #625755

split-complementary

#596255 #575562 #62555F

monochromatic

#1D201C #3B4139 #596255 #778371 #96A091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#596255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#596255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596255

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596255	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636054

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625F56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.023 135.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e84',
    500: '#596255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596255;
$custom-light: #888e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 101.538,
    "s": 7.104,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48424,
    "c": 0.02324,
    "h": 135.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596255

secondary

#8C848F

accent

#78B09F

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596255

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

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