What color is #598B51?

#598B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598B51?

The RGB value is 89, 139, 81: 89 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598B51?

The complementary color is #83518B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598B51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598B51 color

#598B51 rgb(89, 139, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #598B51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 54.5% green and 31.8% blue (89, 139, 81).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#598B51 color codes

HEX	`#598B51`
RGB	`rgb(89, 139, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 54.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, -28.83, 25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 38.71, 138.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.837, 21.182, 11.09)`
Decimal	`5868369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598B51, 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 #598B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #598B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598b51; }
.text { color: #598b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 139 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598b51, #518b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598B51?: #598B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598B51?: The RGB value is 89, 139, 81: 89 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598B51?: The complementary color is #83518B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598B51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.