What color is #598F61?

#598F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598F61?

The RGB value is 89, 143, 97: 89 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598F61?

The complementary color is #8F5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598F61 color

#598F61 rgb(89, 143, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #598F61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.1% green and 38% blue (89, 143, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#598F61 color codes

HEX	`#598F61`
RGB	`rgb(89, 143, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, -28.05, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 33.87, 145.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.099, 22.631, 14.827)`
Decimal	`5869409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598F61, 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 #598F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #598F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598f61; }
.text { color: #598f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 143 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598f61, #598f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #598F61?: #598F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598F61?: The RGB value is 89, 143, 97: 89 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598F61?: The complementary color is #8F5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.