What color is #58C8B6?

#58C8B6 is a moderate spring green known as Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cockatoo?

The RGB value is 88, 200, 182: 88 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cockatoo?

The complementary color is #C8586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58C8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cockatoo color: hex code #58C8B6

#58C8B6 rgb(88, 200, 182)

Shades of teal

Cockatoo has the hex code #58C8B6. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 78.4% green and 71.4% blue (88, 200, 182).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

Cockatoo (#58C8B6) color codes

HEX	`#58C8B6`
RGB	`rgb(88, 200, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 78.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -36.24, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 36.24, 180.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.119, 46.757, 51.527)`
Decimal	`5818550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cockatoo, 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 #58C8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#58C8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	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 #58C8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58c8b6; }
.text { color: #58c8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58c8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 200 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58c8b6, #58a2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

See #58C8B6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #58C8B6?: #58C8B6 is a moderate spring green known as Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cockatoo?: The RGB value is 88, 200, 182: 88 red, 200 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cockatoo?: The complementary color is #C8586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58C8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.