What color is #589461?

#589461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589461?

The RGB value is 88, 148, 97: 88 red, 148 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589461?

The complementary color is #94588B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589461 color

#589461 rgb(88, 148, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #589461 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 58% green and 38% blue (88, 148, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#589461 color codes

HEX	`#589461`
RGB	`rgb(88, 148, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 58%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, -30.78, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 37.27, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.771, 24.117, 15.078)`
Decimal	`5805153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589461, 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 #589461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #589461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589461; }
.text { color: #589461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 148 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589461, #58947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #589461?: #589461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589461?: The RGB value is 88, 148, 97: 88 red, 148 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589461?: The complementary color is #94588B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.