What color is #59875C?

#59875C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59875C?

The RGB value is 89, 135, 92: 89 red, 135 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59875C?

The complementary color is #875984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59875C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59875C color

#59875C rgb(89, 135, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #59875C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 52.9% green and 36.1% blue (89, 135, 92).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#59875C color codes

HEX	`#59875C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 135, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 52.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -25.01, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 30.98, 143.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.715, 20.224, 13.251)`
Decimal	`5867356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59875C, 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 #59875C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#59875C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #59875C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59875c; }
.text { color: #59875c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59875c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 135 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59875c, #598773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #59875C?: #59875C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59875C?: The RGB value is 89, 135, 92: 89 red, 135 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59875C?: The complementary color is #875984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59875C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.