What color is #595E43?

#595E43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595E43?

The RGB value is 89, 94, 67: 89 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595E43?

The complementary color is #48435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595E43 color

#595E43 rgb(89, 94, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #595E43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.9% green and 26.3% blue (89, 94, 67).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#595E43 color codes

HEX	`#595E43`
RGB	`rgb(89, 94, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, -7.11, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 16.48, 115.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.136, 10.535, 6.861)`
Decimal	`5856835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595E43, 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 #595E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	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 #595E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595e43; }
.text { color: #595e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 94 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595e43, #4b5e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595E43?: #595E43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595E43?: The RGB value is 89, 94, 67: 89 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595E43?: The complementary color is #48435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.