#596359#596359

#596359 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.020 H 145.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596359
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 89)
HSL	hsl(120, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(120, 10%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 10.1%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -6.00, 4.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 7.42, 143.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% -0.0164 0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.02 145.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3845, 11.7687, 11.1737)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596359 #635963

analogous

#5E6359 #596359 #59635E

triadic

#596359 #595963 #635959

tetradic

#596359 #595E63 #635963 #635E59

square

#596359 #595E63 #635963 #635E59

split-complementary

#596359 #5E5963 #63595E

monochromatic

#1F231F #3C433C #596359 #768376 #96A196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#596359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#596359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596359

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596359	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626059

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.020 145.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888f87',
    500: '#596359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596359;
$custom-light: #888f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 5.319,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48785,
    "c": 0.02,
    "h": 145.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596359

secondary

#908890

accent

#79AEAE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596359

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

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