What color is #58935D?

#58935D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58935D?

The RGB value is 88, 147, 93: 88 red, 147 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58935D?

The complementary color is #93588E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58935D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58935D color

#58935D rgb(88, 147, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #58935D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 57.6% green and 36.5% blue (88, 147, 93).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#58935D color codes

HEX	`#58935D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 147, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 57.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 37%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -31.01, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 38.44, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.433, 23.732, 14.069)`
Decimal	`5804893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58935D, 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 #58935D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58935D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #58935D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58935d; }
.text { color: #58935d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58935d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 147 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58935d, #58937b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #58935D?: #58935D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58935D?: The RGB value is 88, 147, 93: 88 red, 147 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58935D?: The complementary color is #93588E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58935D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.