What color is #599080?

#599080 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599080?

The RGB value is 89, 144, 128: 89 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599080?

The complementary color is #905969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599080 color

#599080 rgb(89, 144, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #599080 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (89, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#599080 color codes

HEX	`#599080`
RGB	`rgb(89, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, -22.04, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 22.22, 172.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.988, 23.628, 24.031)`
Decimal	`5869696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599080, 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 #599080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #599080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599080; }
.text { color: #599080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599080, #598590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #599080?: #599080 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599080?: The RGB value is 89, 144, 128: 89 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599080?: The complementary color is #905969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.