#596D6B#596D6B

#596D6B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.024 H 189.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D6B
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 107)
HSL	hsl(174, 10%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(174, 18%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, -7.87, -1.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 7.99, 189.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% -0.0238 -0.0038)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.024 189)
XYZ	xyz(12.2416, 14.1223, 15.9880)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D6B #6D595B

analogous

#596D61 #596D6B #59656D

triadic

#596D6B #6B596D #6D6B59

tetradic

#596D6B #61596D #6D595B #656D59

square

#596D6B #61596D #6D595B #656D59

split-complementary

#596D6B #6D5965 #6D6159

monochromatic

#222A29 #3D4B4A #596D6B #758E8C #97AAA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#596D6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#596D6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D6B

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D6B	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6B6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67686B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.024 189.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889695',
    500: '#596d6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d6b;
$custom-light: #889695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174,
    "s": 10.101,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5178,
    "c": 0.02407,
    "h": 189
  },
  "luminance": 0.14123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D6B

secondary

#99898B

accent

#757BB3

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F1

border

#CACCCB

text

#0B0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D6B

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

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