What color is #598769?

#598769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598769?

The RGB value is 89, 135, 105: 89 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598769?

The complementary color is #875977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598769 color

#598769 rgb(89, 135, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #598769 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 52.9% green and 41.2% blue (89, 135, 105).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#598769 color codes

HEX	`#598769`
RGB	`rgb(89, 135, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 52.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, -22.49, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 25.14, 153.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.333, 20.471, 16.505)`
Decimal	`5867369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598769, 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 #598769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #598769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598769; }
.text { color: #598769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 135 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598769, #598780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598769?: #598769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598769?: The RGB value is 89, 135, 105: 89 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598769?: The complementary color is #875977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.