#596363#596363

#596363 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.012 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596363
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 99)
HSL	hsl(180, 5%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 10%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, -3.84, -1.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 4.06, 198.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% -0.0118 -0.0036)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.012 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8333, 11.9482, 13.5374)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596363 #635959

analogous

#59635E #596363 #595E63

triadic

#596363 #635963 #636359

tetradic

#596363 #5E5963 #635959 #5E6359

square

#596363 #5E5963 #635959 #5E6359

split-complementary

#596363 #63595E #635E59

monochromatic

#1F2323 #3C4343 #596363 #768383 #96A1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#596363 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#596363 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596363

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596363	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596363	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626263

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6063

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596363;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.012 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888f8f',
    500: '#596363',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596363;
$custom-light: #888f8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596363",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 5.319,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49108,
    "c": 0.01238,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596363

secondary

#908888

accent

#7979AE

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596363

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

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