#596972#596972

#596972 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.024 H 232.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596972
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(202, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(202, 22%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, -3.85, -7.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 8.03, 241.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% -0.0146 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.024 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2078, 13.4415, 17.8676)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596972 #726259

analogous

#59726F #596972 #595D72

triadic

#596972 #725969 #697259

tetradic

#596972 #6F5972 #726259 #5D7259

square

#596972 #6F5972 #726259 #5D7259

split-complementary

#596972 #72595D #726F59

monochromatic

#232A2D #3E4950 #596972 #758893 #97A6AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#596972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#596972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596972

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596972	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656872

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.024 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88939a',
    500: '#596972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596972;
$custom-light: #88939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 12.315,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51073,
    "c": 0.02408,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596972

secondary

#9D918A

accent

#8B73B5

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596972

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

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