#596357#596357

#596357 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.023 H 140.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596357
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 87)
HSL	hsl(110, 6%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(110, 12%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 12.1%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, -6.40, 5.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 8.45, 139.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0174 0.0143)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.023 140.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3016, 11.7355, 10.7374)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596357 #615763

analogous

#5F6357 #596357 #57635B

triadic

#596357 #575963 #635759

tetradic

#596357 #575F63 #615763 #635B57

square

#596357 #575F63 #615763 #635B57

split-complementary

#596357 #5B5763 #63575F

monochromatic

#1E221E #3C423A #596357 #768474 #96A194

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#596357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#596357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596357

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596357	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.023 140.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888f86',
    500: '#596357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596357;
$custom-light: #888f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 110,
    "s": 6.452,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48725,
    "c": 0.02252,
    "h": 140.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596357

secondary

#8E8690

accent

#78B0A6

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596357

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

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