What color is #59745E?

#59745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59745E?

The RGB value is 89, 116, 94: 89 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59745E?

The complementary color is #74596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59745E color

#59745E rgb(89, 116, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #59745E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (89, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#59745E color codes

HEX	`#59745E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.21, -14.65, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.21, 17.19, 148.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.385, 15.422, 12.912)`
Decimal	`5862494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59745E, 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 #59745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #59745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59745e; }
.text { color: #59745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59745e, #59746b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #59745E?: #59745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59745E?: The RGB value is 89, 116, 94: 89 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59745E?: The complementary color is #74596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.