Close to Avocado Green
#596B02
#596B02 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado Green. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 42% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 70°, with 96% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #596B02.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.95:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.53:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #596B02 as they’d see it.
#596B02 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #596B02
What color is #596B02?
#596B02 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado Green. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 42% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 70°, with 96% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #596B02 in RGB?
#596B02 is rgb(89, 107, 2): 89 red, 107 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #596B02 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 0, 98, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #596B02?
PANTONE 385 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #596B02?
Its complement #7154A8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.