What color is #599C31?

#599C31 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599C31?

The RGB value is 89, 156, 49: 89 red, 156 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599C31?

The complementary color is #74319C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599C31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599C31 color

#599C31 rgb(89, 156, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #599C31 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 61.2% green and 19.2% blue (89, 156, 49).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 52% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#599C31 color codes

HEX	`#599C31`
RGB	`rgb(89, 156, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 61.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 52%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 69%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 69%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, -40.35, 47.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 62.28, 130.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.562, 26.122, 7.074)`
Decimal	`5872689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599C31, 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 #599C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #599C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599c31; }
.text { color: #599c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 156 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599c31, #319c3f); }

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Questions

What color is #599C31?: #599C31 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599C31?: The RGB value is 89, 156, 49: 89 red, 156 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599C31?: The complementary color is #74319C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599C31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.