#596759#596759

#596759 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.028 H 145.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596759
RGB	rgb(89, 103, 89)
HSL	hsl(120, 7%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(120, 14%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 0%, 13.6%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, -8.33, 6.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 10.34, 143.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0228 0.0159)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.028 145.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7729, 12.5454, 11.3032)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596759 #675967

analogous

#606759 #596759 #596760

triadic

#596759 #595967 #675959

tetradic

#596759 #596067 #675967 #676059

square

#596759 #596067 #675967 #676059

split-complementary

#596759 #605967 #675960

monochromatic

#202520 #3D463D #596759 #758875 #96A496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#596759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#596759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596759

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596759	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65635A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 103, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.028 145.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889287',
    500: '#596759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596759;
$custom-light: #889287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 7.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49757,
    "c": 0.0278,
    "h": 145.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596759

secondary

#948894

accent

#77B0B0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0D0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596759

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

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