What color is #596146?

#596146 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 #596146?

The RGB value is 89, 97, 70: 89 red, 97 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596146?

The complementary color is #4E4661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596146 color

#596146 rgb(89, 97, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #596146 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38% green and 27.5% blue (89, 97, 70).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#596146 color codes

HEX	`#596146`
RGB	`rgb(89, 97, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.77, -8.37, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.77, 16.66, 120.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.5, 11.115, 7.438)`
Decimal	`5857606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596146, 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 #596146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #596146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596146; }
.text { color: #596146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 97 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596146, #4b6146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596146?: #596146 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 #596146?: The RGB value is 89, 97, 70: 89 red, 97 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596146?: The complementary color is #4E4661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.