#596456#596456

#596456 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.026 H 139.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596456
RGB	rgb(89, 100, 86)
HSL	hsl(107, 8%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(107, 14%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, -7.19, 6.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 9.71, 137.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% -0.0194 0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.026 139)
XYZ	xyz(10.3564, 11.9100, 10.5555)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596456 #615664

analogous

#606456 #596456 #56645A

triadic

#596456 #565964 #645659

tetradic

#596456 #566064 #615664 #645A56

square

#596456 #566064 #615664 #645A56

split-complementary

#596456 #5A5664 #645660

monochromatic

#1E221D #3C433A #596456 #768572 #96A293

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#596456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#596456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596456

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596456	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 100, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.026 139.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889085',
    500: '#596456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596456;
$custom-light: #889085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 107.143,
    "s": 7.527,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48939,
    "c": 0.02578,
    "h": 139
  },
  "luminance": 0.1191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596456

secondary

#8E8591

accent

#77B1A4

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596456

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

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