#596C79#596C79

#596C79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.031 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C79
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 121)
HSL	hsl(204, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(204, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, -3.86, -9.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 10.31, 248.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% -0.0162 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.031 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9326, 14.2290, 20.1505)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C79 #796659

analogous

#597976 #596C79 #595C79

triadic

#596C79 #79596C #6C7959

tetradic

#596C79 #765979 #796659 #5C7959

square

#596C79 #765979 #796659 #5C7959

split-complementary

#596C79 #79595C #797659

monochromatic

#252D32 #3F4D56 #596C79 #758B9A #99A9B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#596C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#596C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C79

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C79	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626879

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.031 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88969f',
    500: '#596c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c79;
$custom-light: #88969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.375,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52051,
    "c": 0.0307,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C79

secondary

#A2958C

accent

#8D70B8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C79

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

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