What color is #598D60?

#598D60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598D60?

The RGB value is 89, 141, 96: 89 red, 141 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598D60?

The complementary color is #8D5986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598D60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598D60 color

#598D60 rgb(89, 141, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #598D60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 55.3% green and 37.6% blue (89, 141, 96).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#598D60 color codes

HEX	`#598D60`
RGB	`rgb(89, 141, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 55.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, -27.26, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 33.04, 145.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.755, 22.017, 14.484)`
Decimal	`5868896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598D60, 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 #598D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #598D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598d60; }
.text { color: #598d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 141 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598d60, #598d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598D60?: #598D60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598D60?: The RGB value is 89, 141, 96: 89 red, 141 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598D60?: The complementary color is #8D5986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598D60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.