#596268#596268
#596268 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.015 H 236.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596268 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 98, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 8%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 14%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 59.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.99, -2.09, -4.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.99, 5.04, 245.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.05% -0.0081 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.05% 0.015 236.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9856, 11.8585, 14.8042) |
| Luminance | 0.1186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 1.65
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 2.96
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.41
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 5.85
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 9.17
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596268 #685F59
analogous
#596866 #596268 #595A68
triadic
#596268 #685962 #626859
tetradic
#596268 #665968 #685F59 #5A6859
square
#596268 #665968 #685F59 #5A6859
split-complementary
#596268 #68595A #686659
monochromatic
#212426 #3D4347 #596268 #758189 #969FA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#596268 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#596268 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596268
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596268 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596268 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6268
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#556464
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596268; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.015 236.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#888e93',
500: '#596268',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596268; $custom-light: #888e93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596268",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 98,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 7.772,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49047,
"c": 0.01476,
"h": 236.9
},
"luminance": 0.11859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596268
secondary
#958D88
accent
#8E77B1
background
#F8F8F9
surface
#EFF0F1
border
#CACBCB
text
#0B0C0D
muted
#7C7D7E