What color is #596138?

#596138 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596138?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 56: 89 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596138?

The complementary color is #403861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596138 color

#596138 rgb(89, 97, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #596138 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 22% blue (89, 97, 56).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#596138 color codes

HEX	`#596138`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 42%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, -10.46, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 24.67, 115.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.108, 10.959, 5.376)`
Decimal	`5857592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596138, 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 #596138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #596138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596138; }
.text { color: #596138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596138, #446138); }

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Questions

What color is #596138?: #596138 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596138?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 56: 89 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596138?: The complementary color is #403861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.