What color is #597F74?

#597F74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597F74?

The RGB value is 89, 127, 116: 89 red, 127 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597F74?

The complementary color is #7F5964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597F74 color

#597F74 rgb(89, 127, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #597F74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.8% green and 45.5% blue (89, 127, 116).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#597F74 color codes

HEX	`#597F74`
RGB	`rgb(89, 127, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -15.86, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 15.95, 173.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.861, 18.563, 19.32)`
Decimal	`5865332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597F74, 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 #597F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#597F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #597F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597f74; }
.text { color: #597f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 127 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597f74, #59777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597F74?: #597F74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597F74?: The RGB value is 89, 127, 116: 89 red, 127 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597F74?: The complementary color is #7F5964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.