What color is #596E58?

#596E58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596E58?

The RGB value is 89, 110, 88: 89 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596E58?

The complementary color is #6D586E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596E58 color

#596E58 rgb(89, 110, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #596E58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.1% green and 34.5% blue (89, 110, 88).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#596E58 color codes

HEX	`#596E58`
RGB	`rgb(89, 110, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, -12.51, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 15.86, 142.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.457, 13.98, 11.325)`
Decimal	`5860952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596E58, 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 #596E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #596E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596e58; }
.text { color: #596e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 110 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596e58, #586e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596E58?: #596E58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596E58?: The RGB value is 89, 110, 88: 89 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596E58?: The complementary color is #6D586E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.