What color is #597440?

#597440 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597440?

The RGB value is 89, 116, 64: 89 red, 116 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597440?

The complementary color is #5B4074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597440 color

#597440 rgb(89, 116, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #597440 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.5% green and 25.1% blue (89, 116, 64).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#597440 color codes

HEX	`#597440`
RGB	`rgb(89, 116, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 45%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -19.79, 25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 32.32, 127.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.29, 14.985, 7.147)`
Decimal	`5862464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597440, 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 #597440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #597440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597440; }
.text { color: #597440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 116 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597440, #407441); }

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Questions

What color is #597440?: #597440 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597440?: The RGB value is 89, 116, 64: 89 red, 116 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597440?: The complementary color is #5B4074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.