What color is #59785B?

#59785B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59785B?

The RGB value is 89, 120, 91: 89 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59785B?

The complementary color is #785976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59785B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59785B color

#59785B rgb(89, 120, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #59785B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (89, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#59785B color codes

HEX	`#59785B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, -17.41, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 21.38, 144.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.724, 16.312, 12.374)`
Decimal	`5863515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59785B, 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 #59785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #59785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59785b; }
.text { color: #59785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59785b, #59786a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #59785B?: #59785B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59785B?: The RGB value is 89, 120, 91: 89 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59785B?: The complementary color is #785976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59785B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.