#596F73#596F73

#596F73 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.027 H 209.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F73
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 115)
HSL	hsl(189, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, -7.12, -4.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 8.65, 214.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% -0.0232 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.027 209.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8979, 14.7301, 18.3799)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596F73 #735D59

analogous

#59736A #596F73 #596273

triadic

#596F73 #73596F #6F7359

tetradic

#596F73 #6A5973 #735D59 #627359

square

#596F73 #6A5973 #735D59 #627359

split-complementary

#596F73 #735962 #736A59

monochromatic

#242C2E #3E4E50 #596F73 #758F94 #98ABAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#596F73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#596F73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F73

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F73	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6D73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676A73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.027 209.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88989b',
    500: '#596f73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f73;
$custom-light: #88989b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 12.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5254,
    "c": 0.02677,
    "h": 209.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F73

secondary

#9D8D8A

accent

#7D72B6

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F73

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

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