What color is #595C26?

#595C26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595C26?

The RGB value is 89, 92, 38: 89 red, 92 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595C26?

The complementary color is #29265C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595C26 color

#595C26 rgb(89, 92, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595C26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.1% green and 14.9% blue (89, 92, 38).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 42% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#595C26 color codes

HEX	`#595C26`
RGB	`rgb(89, 92, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 42%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 59%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 59%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, -9.64, 30.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 31.66, 107.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.297, 9.918, 3.311)`
Decimal	`5856294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595C26, 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 #595C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #595C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595c26; }
.text { color: #595c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 92 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595c26, #3e5c26); }

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Questions

What color is #595C26?: #595C26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595C26?: The RGB value is 89, 92, 38: 89 red, 92 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595C26?: The complementary color is #29265C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.