#596C56#596C56

#596C56 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.041 H 141.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C56
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 86)
HSL	hsl(112, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(112, 20%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 20.4%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, -11.78, 10.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 15.45, 139.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% -0.032 0.0257)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.041 141.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1617, 13.5206, 10.8240)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C56 #69566C

analogous

#646C56 #596C56 #566C5E

triadic

#596C56 #56596C #6C5659

tetradic

#596C56 #56646C #69566C #6C5E56

square

#596C56 #56646C #69566C #6C5E56

split-complementary

#596C56 #5E566C #6C5664

monochromatic

#212820 #3D4A3B #596C56 #758E71 #96A993

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#596C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#596C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C56

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C56	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)

#6D6855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.041 141.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889685',
    500: '#596c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c56;
$custom-light: #889685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 111.818,
    "s": 11.34,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50901,
    "c": 0.04108,
    "h": 141.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C56

secondary

#958698

accent

#74B4AB

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0B0D0B

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C56

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

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