What color is #58838C?

#58838C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58838C?

The RGB value is 88, 131, 140: 88 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58838C?

The complementary color is #8C6158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58838C color

#58838C rgb(88, 131, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #58838C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (88, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#58838C color codes

HEX	`#58838C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, -12.36, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 15.63, 217.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.873, 20.2, 27.816)`
Decimal	`5800844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58838C, 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 #58838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	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 #58838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58838c; }
.text { color: #58838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58838c, #58698c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #58838C?: #58838C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58838C?: The RGB value is 88, 131, 140: 88 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58838C?: The complementary color is #8C6158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.