#596262#596262

#596262 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.011 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596262
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 98)
HSL	hsl(180, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 9%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, -3.47, -1.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 3.67, 198.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% -0.0107 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.011 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6916, 11.7409, 13.2558)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596262 #625959

analogous

#59625E #596262 #595E62

triadic

#596262 #625962 #626259

tetradic

#596262 #5E5962 #625959 #5E6259

square

#596262 #5E5962 #625959 #5E6259

split-complementary

#596262 #62595E #625E59

monochromatic

#1F2222 #3C4242 #596262 #768282 #96A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#596262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#596262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596262

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596262	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616162

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6062

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.011 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e8e',
    500: '#596262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596262;
$custom-light: #888e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.813,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48835,
    "c": 0.01118,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596262

secondary

#8F8888

accent

#7A7AAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596262

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

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