What color is #597E67?

#597E67 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 #597E67?

The RGB value is 89, 126, 103: 89 red, 126 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597E67?

The complementary color is #7E5970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597E67 color

#597E67 rgb(89, 126, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #597E67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.4% green and 40.4% blue (89, 126, 103).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#597E67 color codes

HEX	`#597E67`
RGB	`rgb(89, 126, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -18.2, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 20.04, 155.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.028, 18.024, 15.569)`
Decimal	`5865063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597E67, 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 #597E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #597E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597e67; }
.text { color: #597e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 126 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597e67, #597e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597E67?: #597E67 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 #597E67?: The RGB value is 89, 126, 103: 89 red, 126 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597E67?: The complementary color is #7E5970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.