#596B62#596B62

#596B62 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.026 H 163.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B62
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 98)
HSL	hsl(150, 9%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(150, 17%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 8.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, -8.75, 2.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 9.18, 162.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51% -0.0248 0.0072)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.026 163.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5816, 13.5208, 13.5525)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B62 #6B5962

analogous

#596B59 #596B62 #596B6B

triadic

#596B62 #62596B #6B6259

tetradic

#596B62 #59596B #6B5962 #6B6B59

square

#596B62 #59596B #6B5962 #6B6B59

split-complementary

#596B62 #6B596B #6B5959

monochromatic

#212825 #3D4A43 #596B62 #758C81 #96A89F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#596B62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#596B62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B62

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B62	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676663

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.026 163.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88958e',
    500: '#596b62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b62;
$custom-light: #88958e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 9.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51003,
    "c": 0.02586,
    "h": 163.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B62

secondary

#978990

accent

#7694B2

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B62

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

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