#596B21#596B21

#596B21 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.101 H 121.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B21
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 33)
HSL	hsl(75, 53%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(75, 69%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 69.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, -18.38, 37.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 41.97, 115.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0533 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.101 121.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6521, 12.7490, 3.3909)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B21 #33216B

analogous

#6B5821 #596B21 #346B21

triadic

#596B21 #21596B #6B2159

tetradic

#596B21 #216B58 #33216B #6B2134

square

#596B21 #216B58 #33216B #6B2134

split-complementary

#596B21 #21346B #58216B

monochromatic

#131707 #323C13 #596B21 #809A2F #A5C542

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#596B21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#596B21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B21

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B21	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726417

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.101 121.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9561',
    500: '#596b21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b21;
$custom-light: #8a9561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 74.595,
    "s": 52.857,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.497,
    "c": 0.10094,
    "h": 121.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B21

secondary

#5E499F

accent

#4CDC6F

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1EA

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B21

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

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