What color is #59795D?

#59795D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59795D?

The RGB value is 89, 121, 93: 89 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59795D?

The complementary color is #795975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59795D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59795D color

#59795D rgb(89, 121, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #59795D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (89, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#59795D color codes

HEX	`#59795D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, -17.56, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 21.12, 146.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.932, 16.588, 12.874)`
Decimal	`5863773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59795D, 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 #59795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#59795D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #59795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59795d; }
.text { color: #59795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59795d, #59796d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #59795D?: #59795D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59795D?: The RGB value is 89, 121, 93: 89 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59795D?: The complementary color is #795975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59795D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.