#596C73#596C73

#596C73 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.025 H 222.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C73
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 115)
HSL	hsl(196, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, -5.37, -6.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 8.25, 229.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% -0.0187 -0.017)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.025 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5760, 14.0864, 18.2727)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C73 #736059

analogous

#59736D #596C73 #595F73

triadic

#596C73 #73596C #6C7359

tetradic

#596C73 #6D5973 #736059 #5F7359

square

#596C73 #6D5973 #736059 #5F7359

split-complementary

#596C73 #73595F #736D59

monochromatic

#242B2E #3E4C50 #596C73 #758C94 #98A9AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#596C73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#596C73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C73

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C73	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686B73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646773

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.025 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88969b',
    500: '#596c73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c73;
$custom-light: #88969b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.154,
    "s": 12.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51823,
    "c": 0.0253,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C73

secondary

#9D8F8A

accent

#8472B6

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C73

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

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