What color is #59716D?

#59716D 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 #59716D?

The RGB value is 89, 113, 109: 89 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59716D?

The complementary color is #71595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59716D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59716D color

#59716D rgb(89, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #59716D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (89, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#59716D color codes

HEX	`#59716D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, -9.7, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 9.73, 184.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.784, 15.038, 16.694)`
Decimal	`5861741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59716D, 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 #59716D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59716D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #59716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59716d; }
.text { color: #59716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59716d, #596971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #59716D?: #59716D 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 #59716D?: The RGB value is 89, 113, 109: 89 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59716D?: The complementary color is #71595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59716D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.