#596B79#596B79

#596B79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.031 H 241.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B79
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 121)
HSL	hsl(206, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(206, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, -3.27, -10.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 10.53, 251.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% -0.0147 -0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.031 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8277, 14.0193, 20.1156)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B79 #796759

analogous

#597977 #596B79 #595B79

triadic

#596B79 #79596B #6B7959

tetradic

#596B79 #775979 #796759 #5B7959

square

#596B79 #775979 #796759 #5B7959

split-complementary

#596B79 #79595B #797759

monochromatic

#252D32 #3F4C56 #596B79 #758A9A #99A8B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#596B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#596B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B79

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B79	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.031 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88959f',
    500: '#596b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b79;
$custom-light: #88959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51815,
    "c": 0.03103,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B79

secondary

#A2968C

accent

#8F70B8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B79

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

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