What color is #59725E?

#59725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59725E?

The RGB value is 89, 114, 94: 89 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59725E?

The complementary color is #72596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59725E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59725E color

#59725E rgb(89, 114, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #59725E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (89, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#59725E color codes

HEX	`#59725E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -13.54, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 15.79, 149.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.157, 14.966, 12.836)`
Decimal	`5861982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59725E, 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 #59725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #59725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59725e; }
.text { color: #59725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59725e, #59726b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #59725E?: #59725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59725E?: The RGB value is 89, 114, 94: 89 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59725E?: The complementary color is #72596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59725E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.