What color is #597C42?

#597C42 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597C42?

The RGB value is 89, 124, 66: 89 red, 124 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597C42?

The complementary color is #65427C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597C42 color

#597C42 rgb(89, 124, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #597C42 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 48.6% green and 25.9% blue (89, 124, 66).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#597C42 color codes

HEX	`#597C42`
RGB	`rgb(89, 124, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 48.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, -23.64, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 36.4, 130.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.311, 16.932, 7.773)`
Decimal	`5864514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597C42, 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 #597C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #597C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597c42; }
.text { color: #597c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 124 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597c42, #427c48); }

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Questions

What color is #597C42?: #597C42 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597C42?: The RGB value is 89, 124, 66: 89 red, 124 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597C42?: The complementary color is #65427C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.