What color is #597163?

#597163 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597163?

The RGB value is 89, 113, 99: 89 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597163?

The complementary color is #715967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597163 color

#597163 rgb(89, 113, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597163 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 44.3% green and 38.8% blue (89, 113, 99).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#597163 color codes

HEX	`#597163`
RGB	`rgb(89, 113, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 44.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -11.94, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 12.9, 157.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.276, 14.835, 14.019)`
Decimal	`5861731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597163, 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 #597163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #597163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597163; }
.text { color: #597163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 113 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597163, #59716f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597163?: #597163 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597163?: The RGB value is 89, 113, 99: 89 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597163?: The complementary color is #715967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.