#596C60#596C60

#596C60 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.030 H 157.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C60
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 96)
HSL	hsl(142, 10%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(142, 18%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 11.1%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, -9.75, 4.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 10.68, 155.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% -0.0273 0.0113)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.03 157.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5932, 13.6932, 13.0963)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C60 #6C5965

analogous

#5B6C59 #596C60 #596C69

triadic

#596C60 #60596C #6C6059

tetradic

#596C60 #595B6C #6C5965 #6C6959

square

#596C60 #595B6C #6C5965 #6C6959

split-complementary

#596C60 #69596C #6C595B

monochromatic

#222924 #3D4A42 #596C60 #758D7E #97A99D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#596C60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#596C60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C60

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C60	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C695F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686761

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#566C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.030 157.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88968d',
    500: '#596c60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c60;
$custom-light: #88968d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 142.105,
    "s": 9.645,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51186,
    "c": 0.02955,
    "h": 157.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C60

secondary

#988992

accent

#759CB3

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C60

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

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