What color is #599061?

#599061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599061?

The RGB value is 89, 144, 97: 89 red, 144 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599061?

The complementary color is #905988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599061 color

#599061 rgb(89, 144, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #599061 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.5% green and 38% blue (89, 144, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#599061 color codes

HEX	`#599061`
RGB	`rgb(89, 144, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, -28.54, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 34.51, 145.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.25, 22.933, 14.877)`
Decimal	`5869665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599061, 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 #599061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #599061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599061; }
.text { color: #599061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 144 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599061, #59907d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #599061?: #599061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599061?: The RGB value is 89, 144, 97: 89 red, 144 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599061?: The complementary color is #905988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.