What color is #59795C?

#59795C 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 #59795C?

The RGB value is 89, 121, 92: 89 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59795C?

The complementary color is #795976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59795C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59795C color

#59795C rgb(89, 121, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #59795C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.5% green and 36.1% blue (89, 121, 92).

Its hue angle is 126°, 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 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#59795C color codes

HEX	`#59795C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 121, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, -17.76, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 21.59, 145.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.888, 16.571, 12.643)`
Decimal	`5863772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59795C, 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 #59795C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59795C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #59795C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59795c; }
.text { color: #59795c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59795c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 121 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59795c, #59796c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #59795C?: #59795C 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 #59795C?: The RGB value is 89, 121, 92: 89 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59795C?: The complementary color is #795976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59795C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.