#596263#596263

#596263 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.011 H 204.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596263
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 99)
HSL	hsl(186, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 10%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 1%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, -3.25, -1.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 3.69, 208.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% -0.0102 -0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.011 204.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7391, 11.7599, 13.5061)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596263 #635A59

analogous

#59635F #596263 #595D63

triadic

#596263 #635962 #626359

tetradic

#596263 #5F5963 #635A59 #5D6359

square

#596263 #5F5963 #635A59 #5D6359

split-complementary

#596263 #63595D #635F59

monochromatic

#1F2223 #3C4243 #596263 #768283 #969FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#596263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#596263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596263

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596263	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606163

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6063

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.011 204.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e8f',
    500: '#596263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596263;
$custom-light: #888e8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 5.319,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4887,
    "c": 0.01129,
    "h": 204.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596263

secondary

#908888

accent

#7F79AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596263

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

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