#596265#596265

#596265 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.012 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596265
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 101)
HSL	hsl(195, 6%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 12%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 3%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, -2.79, -2.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 4.02, 226.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% -0.0094 -0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.012 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8359, 11.7986, 14.0159)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596265 #655C59

analogous

#596562 #596265 #595C65

triadic

#596265 #655962 #626559

tetradic

#596265 #625965 #655C59 #5C6559

square

#596265 #625965 #655C59 #5C6559

split-complementary

#596265 #65595C #656259

monochromatic

#202324 #3C4244 #596265 #768286 #969FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#596265 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#596265 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596265

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596265	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596265	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606165

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6065

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596265;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.012 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e90',
    500: '#596265',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596265;
$custom-light: #888e90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596265",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 6.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4894,
    "c": 0.01218,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596265

secondary

#928A88

accent

#8678AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596265

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

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