#596239
Hunter Green · dark warm green
About #596239
#596239 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 38% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 14.0), with Fern the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #423962 (prussian blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.50:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #596239?
#596239 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 38% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #596239?
Use white text. White on #596239 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #596239?
Its complementary colour is #423962, and analogous partners are #625739 and #456239.