What color is #598277?

#598277 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 #598277?

The RGB value is 89, 130, 119: 89 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598277?

The complementary color is #825964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598277 color

#598277 rgb(89, 130, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #598277 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (89, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#598277 color codes

HEX	`#598277`
RGB	`rgb(89, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -16.78, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 16.84, 175.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.431, 19.42, 20.385)`
Decimal	`5866103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598277, 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 #598277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #598277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598277; }
.text { color: #598277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598277, #597982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #598277?: #598277 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 #598277?: The RGB value is 89, 130, 119: 89 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598277?: The complementary color is #825964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.