#596E86#596E86

#596E86 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.045 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E86
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 134)
HSL	hsl(212, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, -1.60, -15.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 15.81, 264.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.014 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.045 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9975, 14.9963, 24.7067)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E86 #867159

analogous

#598486 #596E86 #5A5986

triadic

#596E86 #86596E #6E8659

tetradic

#596E86 #865984 #867159 #59865A

square

#596E86 #865984 #867159 #59865A

split-complementary

#596E86 #865A59 #848659

monochromatic

#28323C #415061 #596E86 #778DA5 #9CACBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#596E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#596E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E86

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E86	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606A86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.045 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997a9',
    500: '#596e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e86;
$custom-light: #8997a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 20.179,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5305,
    "c": 0.04549,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E86

secondary

#AB9E90

accent

#976BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E86

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

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