#596F79#596F79

#596F79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.030 H 227.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F79
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 121)
HSL	hsl(199, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(199, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, -5.63, -8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 9.95, 235.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0207 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.03 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2544, 14.8727, 20.2578)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596F79 #796359

analogous

#597973 #596F79 #595F79

triadic

#596F79 #79596F #6F7959

tetradic

#596F79 #735979 #796359 #5F7959

square

#596F79 #735979 #796359 #5F7959

split-complementary

#596F79 #79595F #797359

monochromatic

#252E32 #3F4F56 #596F79 #758E9A #99ABB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#596F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#596F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F79

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F79	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6E7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F7272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.030 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88989f',
    500: '#596f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f79;
$custom-light: #88989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52761,
    "c": 0.03044,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F79

secondary

#A2938C

accent

#8670B8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F2F2

border

#CBCCCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F79

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

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