#596E55#596E55

#596E55 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.046 H 140.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E55
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 85)
HSL	hsl(110, 13%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(110, 23%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 22.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, -13.09, 11.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 17.38, 138.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% -0.0356 0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.046 140.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3351, 13.9313, 10.6844)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E55 #6A556E

analogous

#656E55 #596E55 #556E5D

triadic

#596E55 #55596E #6E5559

tetradic

#596E55 #55656E #6A556E #6E5D55

square

#596E55 #55656E #6A556E #6E5D55

split-complementary

#596E55 #5D556E #6E5565

monochromatic

#212920 #3D4B3A #596E55 #759070 #96AB92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#596E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#596E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E55

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E55	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706A54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586C67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.046 140.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889785',
    500: '#596e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e55;
$custom-light: #889785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 110.4,
    "s": 12.821,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5137,
    "c": 0.04608,
    "h": 140.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E55

secondary

#968599

accent

#72B6AB

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF2EF

border

#CACCCA

text

#0B0D0B

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E55

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

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