What color is #596F57?

#596F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596F57?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 87: 89 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F57?

The complementary color is #6D576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F57 color

#596F57 rgb(89, 111, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #596F57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 34.1% blue (89, 111, 87).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#596F57 color codes

HEX	`#596F57`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -13.26, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 17.07, 141)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.524, 14.181, 11.145)`
Decimal	`5861207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F57, 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 #596F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #596F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f57; }
.text { color: #596f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f57, #576f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #596F57?: #596F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596F57?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 87: 89 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F57?: The complementary color is #6D576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.