#596555#596555

#596555 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.029 H 137.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596555
RGB	rgb(89, 101, 85)
HSL	hsl(105, 9%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(105, 16%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 15.8%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, -7.97, 7.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 10.96, 136.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% -0.0215 0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.029 137.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4129, 12.0870, 10.3770)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596555 #615565

analogous

#616555 #596555 #556559

triadic

#596555 #555965 #655559

tetradic

#596555 #556165 #615565 #655955

square

#596555 #556165 #615565 #655955

split-complementary

#596555 #595565 #655561

monochromatic

#1E231D #3C4439 #596555 #768671 #96A392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#596555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#596555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596555

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596555	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666254

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 101, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.029 137.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889084',
    500: '#596555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596555;
$custom-light: #889084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 8.602,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49154,
    "c": 0.02903,
    "h": 137.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596555

secondary

#8E8492

accent

#76B2A3

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596555

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

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