Colour
#596C3B
- #596C3B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#596C3B is a green with RGB values 89, 108, 59 and HSL 83°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#596C3B#596C3B
HEX#596C3B
RGBrgb(89, 108, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4235, 0.2314
RGB percentages34.9%, 42.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(83.3, 29.3%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.3, 45.4%, 42.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 45.4%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,411
CSS custom property--colour: #596C3B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A693C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E3B6C
Analogous#6C663B, #406C3B
Triadic#3B596C, #6C3B59
Split complementary#3B416C, #663B6C
Tetradic#3B6C66, #4E3B6C, #6C3B41
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G108
B59
Red89 (34.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue83.27°
Saturation (HSL)29.34%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6C · B 3B
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