#596266#596266

#596266 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.013 H 226.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596266
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 102)
HSL	hsl(198, 7%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 13%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, -2.56, -3.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 4.30, 233.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0089 -0.0093)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.013 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8852, 11.8183, 14.2755)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596266 #665D59

analogous

#596663 #596266 #595C66

triadic

#596266 #665962 #626659

tetradic

#596266 #635966 #665D59 #5C6659

square

#596266 #635966 #665D59 #5C6659

split-complementary

#596266 #66595C #666359

monochromatic

#202325 #3C4345 #596266 #768187 #969FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#596266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#596266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596266

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596266	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6066

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.013 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e91',
    500: '#596266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596266;
$custom-light: #888e91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 6.806,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48975,
    "c": 0.01289,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596266

secondary

#938B88

accent

#8978B0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596266

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

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