What color is #59684B?

#59684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59684B?

The RGB value is 89, 104, 75: 89 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59684B?

The complementary color is #5A4B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59684B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59684B color

#59684B rgb(89, 104, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #59684B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.8% green and 29.4% blue (89, 104, 75).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#59684B color codes

HEX	`#59684B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -11.53, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 18.53, 128.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.34, 12.532, 8.529)`
Decimal	`5859403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59684B, 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 #59684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59684B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #59684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59684b; }
.text { color: #59684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59684b, #4b684b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #59684B?: #59684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59684B?: The RGB value is 89, 104, 75: 89 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59684B?: The complementary color is #5A4B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59684B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.