What color is #59654A?

#59654A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59654A?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 74: 89 red, 101 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59654A?

The complementary color is #564A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59654A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59654A color

#59654A rgb(89, 101, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #59654A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 29% blue (89, 101, 74).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#59654A color codes

HEX	`#59654A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, -9.99, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 17.04, 125.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.009, 11.926, 8.252)`
Decimal	`5858634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59654A, 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 #59654A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59654A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #59654A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59654a; }
.text { color: #59654a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59654a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59654a, #4c654a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59654A?: #59654A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59654A?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 74: 89 red, 101 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59654A?: The complementary color is #564A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59654A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.