What color is #596F39?

#596F39 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596F39?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 57: 89 red, 111 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F39?

The complementary color is #4F396F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F39 color

#596F39 rgb(89, 111, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #596F39 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 22.4% blue (89, 111, 57).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 32% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#596F39 color codes

HEX	`#596F39`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 32%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 49%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -18.07, 27.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 32.75, 123.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.543, 13.788, 5.976)`
Decimal	`5861177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F39, 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 #596F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #596F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f39; }
.text { color: #596f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f39, #3e6f39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #596F39?: #596F39 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596F39?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 57: 89 red, 111 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F39?: The complementary color is #4F396F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.