What color is #59654E?

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

What is the RGB value of #59654E?

The RGB value is 89, 101, 78: 89 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59654E?

The complementary color is #5A4E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59654E color

#59654E rgb(89, 101, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #59654E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (89, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#59654E color codes

HEX	`#59654E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.19, -9.29, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.19, 14.8, 128.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.148, 11.981, 8.984)`
Decimal	`5858638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59654E, 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 #59654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #59654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59654e; }
.text { color: #59654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59654e, #4e654f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59654E?: #59654E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59654E?: The RGB value is 89, 101, 78: 89 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59654E?: The complementary color is #5A4E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.