What color is #595D45?

#595D45 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tree of Life?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 69: 89 red, 93 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tree of Life?

The complementary color is #49455D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tree of Life color: hex code #595D45

#595D45 rgb(89, 93, 69)

Shades of green

Tree of Life has the hex code #595D45. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 27.1% blue (89, 93, 69).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

Tree of Life (#595D45) color codes

HEX	`#595D45`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.52, -6.19, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.52, 14.67, 114.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.108, 10.382, 7.153)`
Decimal	`5856581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tree of Life, 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 #595D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	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 #595D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d45; }
.text { color: #595d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d45, #4d5d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #595D45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #595D45?: #595D45 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tree of Life?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 69: 89 red, 93 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tree of Life?: The complementary color is #49455D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.