What color is #595F00?

#595F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595F00?

The RGB value is 89, 95, 0: 89 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595F00?

The complementary color is #06005F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595F00 color

#595F00 rgb(89, 95, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #595F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.3% green and 0% blue (89, 95, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#595F00 color codes

HEX	`#595F00`
RGB	`rgb(89, 95, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, -13.4, 45.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 47.17, 106.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.212, 10.308, 1.557)`
Decimal	`5857024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595F00, 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 #595F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #595F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595f00; }
.text { color: #595f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 95 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595f00, #2a5f00); }

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Questions

What color is #595F00?: #595F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595F00?: The RGB value is 89, 95, 0: 89 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595F00?: The complementary color is #06005F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.