What color is #598472?

#598472 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 #598472?

The RGB value is 89, 132, 114: 89 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598472?

The complementary color is #84596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598472 color

#598472 rgb(89, 132, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #598472 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (89, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#598472 color codes

HEX	`#598472`
RGB	`rgb(89, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, -19, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 19.65, 165.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.407, 19.84, 18.934)`
Decimal	`5866610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598472, 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 #598472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #598472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598472; }
.text { color: #598472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598472, #598184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #598472?: #598472 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 #598472?: The RGB value is 89, 132, 114: 89 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598472?: The complementary color is #84596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.