#596B50#596B50

#596B50 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.047 H 135.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B50
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 80)
HSL	hsl(100, 14%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(100, 25%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 25.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, -12.33, 12.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 17.89, 133.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% -0.0334 0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.047 135.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8252, 13.2182, 9.5689)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B50 #62506B

analogous

#676B50 #596B50 #506B55

triadic

#596B50 #50596B #6B5059

tetradic

#596B50 #50676B #62506B #6B5550

square

#596B50 #50676B #62506B #6B5550

split-complementary

#596B50 #55506B #6B5067

monochromatic

#1F251C #3C4836 #596B50 #768E6A #96A98C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#596B50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#596B50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B50

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B50	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D674E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.047 135.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889581',
    500: '#596b50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b50;
$custom-light: #889581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 14.439,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50499,
    "c": 0.04694,
    "h": 135.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B50

secondary

#8F8097

accent

#71B7A0

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#EFF1EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0D0A

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B50

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

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