#596457#596457

#596457 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.024 H 140.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596457
RGB	rgb(89, 100, 87)
HSL	hsl(111, 7%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(111, 13%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, -6.99, 5.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 9.18, 139.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% -0.019 0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.024 140.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.3970, 11.9262, 10.7692)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596457 #625764

analogous

#606457 #596457 #57645C

triadic

#596457 #575964 #645759

tetradic

#596457 #576064 #625764 #645C57

square

#596457 #576064 #625764 #645C57

split-complementary

#596457 #5C5764 #645760

monochromatic

#1F231E #3C433B #596457 #768573 #96A294

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#596457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#596457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596457

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596457	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)

#656256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 100, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.024 140.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889086',
    500: '#596457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596457;
$custom-light: #889086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 110.769,
    "s": 6.952,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48968,
    "c": 0.02448,
    "h": 140.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596457

secondary

#8F8691

accent

#78B0A7

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596457

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

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