What color is #598156?

#598156 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598156?

The RGB value is 89, 129, 86: 89 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598156?

The complementary color is #7E5681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598156?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598156 color

#598156 rgb(89, 129, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #598156 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 50.6% green and 33.7% blue (89, 129, 86).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#598156 color codes

HEX	`#598156`
RGB	`rgb(89, 129, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 50.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -23.04, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 29.86, 140.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.649, 18.496, 11.653)`
Decimal	`5865814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598156, 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 #598156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #598156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598156; }
.text { color: #598156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 129 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598156, #568169); }

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Questions

What color is #598156?: #598156 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598156?: The RGB value is 89, 129, 86: 89 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598156?: The complementary color is #7E5681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598156?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.