#596269#596269

#596269 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.016 H 241.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596269
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 105)
HSL	hsl(206, 8%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 15%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 6.7%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.02, -1.86, -5.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.02, 5.47, 250.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% -0.0076 -0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.016 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0367, 11.8789, 15.0732)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596269 #696059

analogous

#596968 #596269 #595A69

triadic

#596269 #695962 #626959

tetradic

#596269 #685969 #696059 #5A6959

square

#596269 #685969 #696059 #5A6959

split-complementary

#596269 #69595A #696859

monochromatic

#212427 #3D4348 #596269 #75818A #969FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#596269 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#596269 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596269

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596269	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596269	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6269

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6069

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596269;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.016 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e93',
    500: '#596269',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596269;
$custom-light: #888e93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596269",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 8.247,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49084,
    "c": 0.01584,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596269

secondary

#958E88

accent

#9077B1

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596269

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

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