#596259#596259

#596259 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.018 H 145.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596259
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 89)
HSL	hsl(120, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(120, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 9.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, -5.41, 3.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 6.69, 143.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% -0.0148 0.0103)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.018 145.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2903, 11.5804, 11.1424)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596259 #625962

analogous

#5E6259 #596259 #59625E

triadic

#596259 #595962 #625959

tetradic

#596259 #595E62 #625962 #625E59

square

#596259 #595E62 #625962 #625E59

split-complementary

#596259 #5E5962 #62595E

monochromatic

#1F221F #3C423C #596259 #768276 #96A096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#596259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#596259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596259

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596259	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.018 145.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878e87',
    500: '#596259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596259;
$custom-light: #878e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 4.813,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48544,
    "c": 0.01803,
    "h": 145.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596259

secondary

#8F888F

accent

#7AAEAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596259

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

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