What color is #58889F?

#58889F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58889F?

The RGB value is 88, 136, 159: 88 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58889F?

The complementary color is #9F6F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58889F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58889F color

#58889F rgb(88, 136, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58889F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 53.3% green and 62.4% blue (88, 136, 159).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#58889F color codes

HEX	`#58889F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 136, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 53.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, -9.9, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 19.94, 240.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.084, 22.185, 36.071)`
Decimal	`5802143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58889F, 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 #58889F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58889F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #58889F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58889f; }
.text { color: #58889f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58889f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 136 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58889f, #58649f); }

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Questions

What color is #58889F?: #58889F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58889F?: The RGB value is 88, 136, 159: 88 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58889F?: The complementary color is #9F6F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58889F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.