#596F78#596F78

#596F78 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.030 H 224.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F78
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 120)
HSL	hsl(197, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(197, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, -5.88, -7.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 9.66, 232.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.0211 -0.0208)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.03 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1934, 14.8483, 19.9365)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596F78 #786259

analogous

#597871 #596F78 #595F78

triadic

#596F78 #78596F #6F7859

tetradic

#596F78 #715978 #786259 #5F7859

square

#596F78 #715978 #786259 #5F7859

split-complementary

#596F78 #78595F #787159

monochromatic

#252E32 #3F4E55 #596F78 #758F99 #98ABB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#596F78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#596F78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F78

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F78	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)

#6A6E79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.030 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88989f',
    500: '#596f78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f78;
$custom-light: #88989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.419,
    "s": 14.833,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52723,
    "c": 0.02965,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F78

secondary

#A1928C

accent

#8570B8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F78

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

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