What color is #00586D?

#00586D is a dark, vivid cyan known as Sea Creature. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Creature?

The RGB value is 0, 88, 109: 0 red, 88 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Creature?

The complementary color is #6D1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00586D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Creature color: hex code #00586D

#00586D rgb(0, 88, 109)

Shades of teal

Sea Creature has the hex code #00586D. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 34.5% green and 42.7% blue (0, 88, 109).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

Sea Creature (#00586D) color codes

HEX	`#00586D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 88, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 34.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, -14.38, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 23.35, 231.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.249, 8.083, 15.696)`
Decimal	`22637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Creature, 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 #00586D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00586D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #00586D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00586d; }
.text { color: #00586d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00586d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 88 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00586d, #00216d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #00586D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00586D?: #00586D is a dark, vivid cyan known as Sea Creature. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Creature?: The RGB value is 0, 88, 109: 0 red, 88 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Creature?: The complementary color is #6D1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00586D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.