#596F7F#596F7F
#596F7F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.036 H 239.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596F7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 111, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 18%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 30%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.67, -4.07, -11.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.67, 12.19, 250.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53% -0.0182 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53% 0.036 239.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6339, 15.0245, 22.2562) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 3.92
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 4.39
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.23
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 5.42
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 6.14
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596F7F #7F6959
analogous
#597F7C #596F7F #595C7F
triadic
#596F7F #7F596F #6F7F59
tetradic
#596F7F #7C597F #7F6959 #5C7F59
square
#596F7F #7C597F #7F6959 #5C7F59
split-complementary
#596F7F #7F595C #7F7C59
monochromatic
#273037 #40505B #596F7F #768E9F #9AACB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#596F7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#596F7F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596F7F
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596F7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596F7F | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.00 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686F80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#636A7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E7374
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596f7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.036 239.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8998a4',
500: '#596f7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596f7f; $custom-light: #8998a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596f7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 111,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.263,
"s": 17.593,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52995,
"c": 0.03631,
"h": 239.9
},
"luminance": 0.15025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596F7F
secondary
#A6988D
accent
#8E6EBA
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F2F4
border
#CBCCCE
text
#0B0D0F
muted
#7C7E7F