What color is #597065?

#597065 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597065?

The RGB value is 89, 112, 101: 89 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597065?

The complementary color is #705964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597065 color

#597065 rgb(89, 112, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597065 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.9% green and 39.6% blue (89, 112, 101).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#597065 color codes

HEX	`#597065`
RGB	`rgb(89, 112, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, -10.94, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 11.44, 163.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.262, 14.651, 14.491)`
Decimal	`5861477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597065, 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 #597065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #597065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597065; }
.text { color: #597065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 112 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597065, #597070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597065?: #597065 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597065?: The RGB value is 89, 112, 101: 89 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597065?: The complementary color is #705964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.