#596E81#596E81
#596E81 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.039 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596E81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 110, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 18%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 31%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 14.7%, 0%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.44, -2.95, -13.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.44, 13.36, 257.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.84% -0.0159 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.84% 0.039 245.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6570, 14.8601, 22.9133) |
| Luminance | 0.1486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 4.03
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.44
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.46
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.79
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 5.98
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596E81 #816C59
analogous
#598180 #596E81 #595A81
triadic
#596E81 #81596E #6E8159
tetradic
#596E81 #805981 #816C59 #5A8159
square
#596E81 #805981 #816C59 #5A8159
split-complementary
#596E81 #81595A #818059
monochromatic
#273039 #404F5D #596E81 #768DA1 #9BABBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#596E81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#596E81 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596E81
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596E81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596E81 | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676E82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626A81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D7274
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596e81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.039 245.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8997a5',
500: '#596e81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596e81; $custom-light: #8997a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596e81",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 110,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.5,
"s": 18.349,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52841,
"c": 0.0391,
"h": 245.9
},
"luminance": 0.14861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596E81
secondary
#A89A8E
accent
#926DBB
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F2F4
border
#CBCCCE
text
#0B0D0F
muted
#7C7E7F