What color is #597D5D?

#597D5D 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 #597D5D?

The RGB value is 89, 125, 93: 89 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597D5D?

The complementary color is #7D5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597D5D color

#597D5D rgb(89, 125, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #597D5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49% green and 36.5% blue (89, 125, 93).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#597D5D color codes

HEX	`#597D5D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 125, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, -19.69, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 23.85, 145.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.429, 17.581, 13.04)`
Decimal	`5864797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597D5D, 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 #597D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #597D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597d5d; }
.text { color: #597d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 125 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597d5d, #597d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #597D5D?: #597D5D 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 #597D5D?: The RGB value is 89, 125, 93: 89 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597D5D?: The complementary color is #7D5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.