#596B65#596B65

#596B65 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.024 H 173.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B65
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 101)
HSL	hsl(160, 9%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(160, 17%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 5.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, -8.08, 1.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 8.16, 172.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% -0.0234 0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.024 173.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7259, 13.5785, 14.3125)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B65 #6B595F

analogous

#596B5C #596B65 #59686B

triadic

#596B65 #65596B #6B6559

tetradic

#596B65 #5C596B #6B595F #686B59

square

#596B65 #5C596B #6B595F #686B59

split-complementary

#596B65 #6B5968 #6B5C59

monochromatic

#212826 #3D4A45 #596B65 #758C84 #96A8A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#596B65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#596B65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B65

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B65	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6965

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666665

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.024 173.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889590',
    500: '#596b65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b65;
$custom-light: #889590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 9.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51098,
    "c": 0.02362,
    "h": 173.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B65

secondary

#97898E

accent

#768AB2

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B65

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

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