What color is #597C68?

#597C68 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 #597C68?

The RGB value is 89, 124, 104: 89 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597C68?

The complementary color is #7C596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597C68 color

#597C68 rgb(89, 124, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #597C68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 48.6% green and 40.8% blue (89, 124, 104).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#597C68 color codes

HEX	`#597C68`
RGB	`rgb(89, 124, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 48.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, -16.92, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 18.29, 157.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.825, 17.538, 15.751)`
Decimal	`5864552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597C68, 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 #597C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #597C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597c68; }
.text { color: #597c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 124 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597c68, #597c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597C68?: #597C68 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 #597C68?: The RGB value is 89, 124, 104: 89 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597C68?: The complementary color is #7C596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.