What color is #596A4E?

#596A4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596A4E?

The RGB value is 89, 106, 78: 89 red, 106 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596A4E?

The complementary color is #5F4E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596A4E color

#596A4E rgb(89, 106, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #596A4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.6% green and 30.6% blue (89, 106, 78).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#596A4E color codes

HEX	`#596A4E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 106, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -12.13, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 18.27, 131.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.649, 12.982, 9.151)`
Decimal	`5859918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596A4E, 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 #596A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #596A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596a4e; }
.text { color: #596a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 106 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596a4e, #4e6a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596A4E?: #596A4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596A4E?: The RGB value is 89, 106, 78: 89 red, 106 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596A4E?: The complementary color is #5F4E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.