#596356#596356

#596356 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.024 H 138.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596356
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 86)
HSL	hsl(106, 7%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(106, 13%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 13.1%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, -6.60, 6.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 8.98, 137.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% -0.0178 0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.024 138.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2611, 11.7193, 10.5238)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596356 #605663

analogous

#606356 #596356 #56635A

triadic

#596356 #565963 #635659

tetradic

#596356 #566063 #605663 #635A56

square

#596356 #566063 #605663 #635A56

split-complementary

#596356 #5A5663 #635660

monochromatic

#1E221D #3C423A #596356 #768472 #96A193

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#596356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#596356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596356

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596356	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59625F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.024 138.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888f85',
    500: '#596356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596356;
$custom-light: #888f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 106.154,
    "s": 7.027,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48696,
    "c": 0.02384,
    "h": 138.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596356

secondary

#8D8590

accent

#78B0A3

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596356

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

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