#596E77#596E77

#596E77 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.029 H 225.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E77
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 119)
HSL	hsl(198, 14%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(198, 25%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, -5.55, -7.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 9.38, 233.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% -0.02 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.029 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0246, 14.6071, 19.5824)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E77 #776259

analogous

#597771 #596E77 #595F77

triadic

#596E77 #77596E #6E7759

tetradic

#596E77 #715977 #776259 #5F7759

square

#596E77 #715977 #776259 #5F7759

split-complementary

#596E77 #77595F #777159

monochromatic

#252D31 #3F4E54 #596E77 #758E98 #98AAB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#596E77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#596E77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E77

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E77	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696D78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.029 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88979e',
    500: '#596e77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e77;
$custom-light: #88979e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 14.423,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52448,
    "c": 0.0287,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E77

secondary

#A1928B

accent

#8671B7

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E77

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

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