What color is #597F55?

#597F55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597F55?

The RGB value is 89, 127, 85: 89 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597F55?

The complementary color is #7B557F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597F55 color

#597F55 rgb(89, 127, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #597F55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.8% green and 33.3% blue (89, 127, 85).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#597F55 color codes

HEX	`#597F55`
RGB	`rgb(89, 127, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -22.19, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 29.02, 139.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.348, 17.958, 11.355)`
Decimal	`5865301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597F55, 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 #597F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #597F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597f55; }
.text { color: #597f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 127 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597f55, #557f66); }

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Questions

What color is #597F55?: #597F55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597F55?: The RGB value is 89, 127, 85: 89 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597F55?: The complementary color is #7B557F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.