#596A73#596A73

#596A73 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.025 H 231.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596A73
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 115)
HSL	hsl(201, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(201, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, -4.20, -7.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 8.29, 239.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% -0.0157 -0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.025 231)
XYZ	xyz(12.3675, 13.6693, 18.2032)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596A73 #736259

analogous

#59736F #596A73 #595D73

triadic

#596A73 #73596A #6A7359

tetradic

#596A73 #6F5973 #736259 #5D7359

square

#596A73 #6F5973 #736259 #5D7359

split-complementary

#596A73 #73595D #736F59

monochromatic

#242A2E #3E4A50 #596A73 #758994 #98A7AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#596A73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#596A73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596A73

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596A73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596A73	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626673

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596a73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.025 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88949b',
    500: '#596a73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596a73;
$custom-light: #88949b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596a73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.769,
    "s": 12.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51348,
    "c": 0.02499,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.1367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596A73

secondary

#9D918A

accent

#8A72B6

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596A73

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →