What color is #598D5B?

#598D5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598D5B?

The RGB value is 89, 141, 91: 89 red, 141 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598D5B?

The complementary color is #8D598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598D5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598D5B color

#598D5B rgb(89, 141, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #598D5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 55.3% green and 35.7% blue (89, 141, 91).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#598D5B color codes

HEX	`#598D5B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 141, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 55.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -28.15, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 35.33, 142.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.532, 21.928, 13.31)`
Decimal	`5868891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598D5B, 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 #598D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #598D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598d5b; }
.text { color: #598d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 141 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598d5b, #598d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598D5B?: #598D5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598D5B?: The RGB value is 89, 141, 91: 89 red, 141 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598D5B?: The complementary color is #8D598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598D5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.