What color is #589261?

#589261 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589261?

The RGB value is 88, 146, 97: 88 red, 146 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589261?

The complementary color is #925889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589261 color

#589261 rgb(88, 146, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #589261 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 57.3% green and 38% blue (88, 146, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#589261 color codes

HEX	`#589261`
RGB	`rgb(88, 146, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 57.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.58, -29.83, 20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.58, 36.01, 145.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.46, 23.495, 14.975)`
Decimal	`5804641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589261, 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 #589261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #589261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589261; }
.text { color: #589261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 146 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589261, #58927e); }

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Questions

What color is #589261?: #589261 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589261?: The RGB value is 88, 146, 97: 88 red, 146 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589261?: The complementary color is #925889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.