What color is #59776C?

#59776C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59776C?

The RGB value is 89, 119, 108: 89 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59776C?

The complementary color is #775964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59776C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59776C color

#59776C rgb(89, 119, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #59776C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 46.7% green and 42.4% blue (89, 119, 108).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#59776C color codes

HEX	`#59776C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 119, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 46.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, -13.31, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 13.55, 169.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.423, 16.4, 16.643)`
Decimal	`5863276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59776C, 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 #59776C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59776C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #59776C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59776c; }
.text { color: #59776c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59776c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 119 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59776c, #597377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #59776C?: #59776C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59776C?: The RGB value is 89, 119, 108: 89 red, 119 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59776C?: The complementary color is #775964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59776C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.