What color is #599159?

#599159 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599159?

The RGB value is 89, 145, 89: 89 red, 145 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599159?

The complementary color is #915991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599159?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599159 color

#599159 rgb(89, 145, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #599159 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.9% green and 34.9% blue (89, 145, 89).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#599159 color codes

HEX	`#599159`
RGB	`rgb(89, 145, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -30.42, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 38.79, 141.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.048, 23.095, 13.061)`
Decimal	`5869913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599159, 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 #599159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #599159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599159; }
.text { color: #599159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 145 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599159, #599175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #599159?: #599159 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599159?: The RGB value is 89, 145, 89: 89 red, 145 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599159?: The complementary color is #915991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599159?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.