What color is #59695A?

#59695A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59695A?

The RGB value is 89, 105, 90: 89 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59695A?

The complementary color is #695968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59695A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59695A color

#59695A rgb(89, 105, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59695A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green and 35.3% blue (89, 105, 90).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#59695A color codes

HEX	`#59695A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 105, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, -9.28, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 11.29, 145.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.016, 12.965, 11.593)`
Decimal	`5859674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59695A, 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 #59695A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59695A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #59695A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59695a; }
.text { color: #59695a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59695a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 105 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59695a, #596962); }

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Questions

What color is #59695A?: #59695A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59695A?: The RGB value is 89, 105, 90: 89 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59695A?: The complementary color is #695968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59695A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.