#599D5B#599D5B
#599D5B is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.119 H 144.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #599D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 157, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 28%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 43%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.3%, 0%, 42%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.97, -35.66, 27.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.97, 45.30, 141.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.4% -0.0971 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.119 144.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0642, 26.9920, 14.1536) |
| Luminance | 0.2699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 2.74
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.08
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.45
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.54
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.58
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#599D5B #9D599B
analogous
#799D59 #599D5B #599D7D
triadic
#599D5B #5B599D #9D5B59
tetradic
#599D5B #59799D #9D599B #9D7D59
square
#599D5B #59799D #9D599B #9D7D59
split-complementary
#599D5B #7D599D #9D5979
monochromatic
#2D4F2E #437644 #599D5B #7EB67F #A5CCA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#599D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#599D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #599D5B
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##599D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##599D5B | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968B5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#509A8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #599d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 157, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.119 144.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cba8a',
500: '#599d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #599d5b; $custom-light: #8cba8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#599d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 157,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 121.765,
"s": 27.642,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63397,
"c": 0.11903,
"h": 144.6
},
"luminance": 0.26993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#599D5B
secondary
#BA98B9
accent
#64C1C4
background
#F8FBF8
surface
#F0F6F0
border
#CBD0CB
text
#0C120C
muted
#7D817D