What color is #597F7A?

#597F7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597F7A?

The RGB value is 89, 127, 122: 89 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597F7A?

The complementary color is #7F595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597F7A color

#597F7A rgb(89, 127, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #597F7A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (89, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#597F7A color codes

HEX	`#597F7A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, -14.44, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 14.52, 186.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.221, 18.707, 21.217)`
Decimal	`5865338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597F7A, 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 #597F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#597F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #597F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597f7a; }
.text { color: #597f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597f7a, #59717f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #597F7A?: #597F7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597F7A?: The RGB value is 89, 127, 122: 89 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597F7A?: The complementary color is #7F595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.