#596E79#596E79

#596E79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.030 H 230.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E79
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(201, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(201, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, -5.04, -8.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 10.02, 239.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% -0.0192 -0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.03 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1459, 14.6557, 20.2216)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596E79 #796459

analogous

#597974 #596E79 #595E79

triadic

#596E79 #79596E #6E7959

tetradic

#596E79 #745979 #796459 #5E7959

square

#596E79 #745979 #796459 #5E7959

split-complementary

#596E79 #79595E #797459

monochromatic

#252E32 #3F4E56 #596E79 #758D9A #99AAB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#596E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#596E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E79

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E79	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696D7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646979

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.030 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88979f',
    500: '#596e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e79;
$custom-light: #88979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.625,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52524,
    "c": 0.0304,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E79

secondary

#A2938C

accent

#8970B8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E79

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

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