#596365#596365

#596365 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.013 H 211.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596365
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 101)
HSL	hsl(190, 6%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(190, 12%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 2%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, -3.39, -2.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 4.18, 215.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.011 -0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.013 211.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.9301, 11.9869, 14.0472)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596365 #655B59

analogous

#596561 #596365 #595D65

triadic

#596365 #655963 #636559

tetradic

#596365 #615965 #655B59 #5D6559

square

#596365 #615965 #655B59 #5D6559

split-complementary

#596365 #65595D #656159

monochromatic

#202324 #3C4344 #596365 #768386 #96A0A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#596365 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#596365 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596365

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596365	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596365	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616265

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6065

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596365;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.013 211.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888f90',
    500: '#596365',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596365;
$custom-light: #888f90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596365",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 6.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49177,
    "c": 0.01279,
    "h": 211.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596365

secondary

#928A88

accent

#8278AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596365

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

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