#596B44#596B44

#596B44 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.063 H 128.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B44
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 68)
HSL	hsl(88, 22%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(88, 36%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 36.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, -14.35, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 24.37, 126.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% -0.0391 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.063 128.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4208, 13.0565, 7.4389)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B44 #56446B

analogous

#6B6A44 #596B44 #466B44

triadic

#596B44 #44596B #6B4459

tetradic

#596B44 #446B6A #56446B #6B4446

square

#596B44 #446B6A #56446B #6B4446

split-complementary

#596B44 #44466B #6A446B

monochromatic

#1B2014 #3A462C #596B44 #78905C #97AC7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#596B44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#596B44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B44

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B44	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6641

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6546

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.063 128.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889578',
    500: '#596b44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b44;
$custom-light: #889578;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.692,
    "s": 22.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50226,
    "c": 0.06264,
    "h": 128.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B44

secondary

#847298

accent

#69BF91

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F1ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0B0D09

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B44

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

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