What color is #598255?

#598255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598255?

The RGB value is 89, 130, 85: 89 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598255?

The complementary color is #7E5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598255 color

#598255 rgb(89, 130, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #598255 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (89, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#598255 color codes

HEX	`#598255`
RGB	`rgb(89, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -23.73, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 31, 139.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.742, 18.744, 11.487)`
Decimal	`5866069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598255, 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 #598255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #598255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598255; }
.text { color: #598255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598255, #558268); }

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Questions

What color is #598255?: #598255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598255?: The RGB value is 89, 130, 85: 89 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598255?: The complementary color is #7E5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.