What color is #595F42?

#595F42 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 #595F42?

The RGB value is 89, 95, 66: 89 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595F42?

The complementary color is #48425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595F42 color

#595F42 rgb(89, 95, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #595F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (89, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% 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 6.69:1).

#595F42 color codes

HEX	`#595F42`
RGB	`rgb(89, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.07, -7.85, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.07, 17.7, 116.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.195, 10.702, 6.734)`
Decimal	`5857090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595F42, 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 #595F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #595F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595f42; }
.text { color: #595f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595f42, #4a5f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #595F42?: #595F42 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 #595F42?: The RGB value is 89, 95, 66: 89 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595F42?: The complementary color is #48425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.