What color is #598E69?

#598E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598E69?

The RGB value is 89, 142, 105: 89 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598E69?

The complementary color is #8E597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598E69 color

#598E69 rgb(89, 142, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #598E69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (89, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#598E69 color codes

HEX	`#598E69`
RGB	`rgb(89, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, -26.03, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 29.68, 151.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.342, 22.489, 16.842)`
Decimal	`5869161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598E69, 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 #598E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #598E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598e69; }
.text { color: #598e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598e69, #598e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598E69?: #598E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598E69?: The RGB value is 89, 142, 105: 89 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598E69?: The complementary color is #8E597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.