#596256#596256

#596256 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.022 H 137.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596256
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 86)
HSL	hsl(105, 7%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(105, 12%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 12.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, -6.02, 5.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 8.26, 136.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% -0.0162 0.0147)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.022 137.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1669, 11.5310, 10.4924)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596256 #5F5662

analogous

#5F6256 #596256 #566259

triadic

#596256 #565962 #625659

tetradic

#596256 #565F62 #5F5662 #625956

square

#596256 #565F62 #5F5662 #625956

split-complementary

#596256 #595662 #62565F

monochromatic

#1E211D #3B4139 #596256 #778373 #96A093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#596256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#596256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596256

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596256	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.022 137.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e85',
    500: '#596256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596256;
$custom-light: #888e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 6.522,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48454,
    "c": 0.02189,
    "h": 137.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596256

secondary

#8D858F

accent

#78B0A2

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596256

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

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