What color is #597357?

#597357 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597357?

The RGB value is 89, 115, 87: 89 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597357?

The complementary color is #715773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597357 color

#597357 rgb(89, 115, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #597357 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.1% green and 34.1% blue (89, 115, 87).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#597357 color codes

HEX	`#597357`
RGB	`rgb(89, 115, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, -15.47, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 19.87, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.97, 15.073, 11.294)`
Decimal	`5862231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597357, 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 #597357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #597357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597357; }
.text { color: #597357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 115 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597357, #577363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #597357?: #597357 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597357?: The RGB value is 89, 115, 87: 89 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597357?: The complementary color is #715773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.