What color is #579229?

#579229 is a dark, moderate green known as Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Basil?

The RGB value is 87, 146, 41: 87 red, 146 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Basil?

The complementary color is #642992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579229?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Basil color: hex code #579229

#579229 rgb(87, 146, 41)

Shades of green

Basil has the hex code #579229. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 57.3% green and 16.1% blue (87, 146, 41).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 56% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

Basil (#579229) color codes

HEX	`#579229`
RGB	`rgb(87, 146, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 57.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 56%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 72%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 72%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -37.37, 47.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 60.19, 128.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.609, 22.743, 5.718)`
Decimal	`5739049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Basil, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #579229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #579229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579229; }
.text { color: #579229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 146 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579229, #299230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #579229 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #579229?: #579229 is a dark, moderate green known as Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Basil?: The RGB value is 87, 146, 41: 87 red, 146 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Basil?: The complementary color is #642992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579229?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.