What color is #589F6E?

#589F6E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589F6E?

The RGB value is 88, 159, 110: 88 red, 159 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589F6E?

The complementary color is #9F5889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589F6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589F6E color

#589F6E rgb(88, 159, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #589F6E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 62.4% green and 43.1% blue (88, 159, 110).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#589F6E color codes

HEX	`#589F6E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 159, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 62.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -33.53, 18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 38.44, 150.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.236, 27.995, 19.139)`
Decimal	`5807982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589F6E, 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 #589F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #589F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589f6e; }
.text { color: #589f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 159 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589f6e, #589f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #589F6E?: #589F6E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589F6E?: The RGB value is 88, 159, 110: 88 red, 159 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589F6E?: The complementary color is #9F5889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589F6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.