What color is #599A4E?

#599A4E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599A4E?

The RGB value is 89, 154, 78: 89 red, 154 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599A4E?

The complementary color is #8F4E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599A4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599A4E color

#599A4E rgb(89, 154, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #599A4E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 60.4% green and 30.6% blue (89, 154, 78).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 33% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#599A4E color codes

HEX	`#599A4E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 154, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 60.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 33%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, -36.25, 33.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 49.26, 137.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.05, 25.784, 11.285)`
Decimal	`5872206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599A4E, 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 #599A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #599A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599a4e; }
.text { color: #599a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 154 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599a4e, #4e9a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #599A4E?: #599A4E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599A4E?: The RGB value is 89, 154, 78: 89 red, 154 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599A4E?: The complementary color is #8F4E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599A4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.