What color is #588C89?

#588C89 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588C89?

The RGB value is 88, 140, 137: 88 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588C89?

The complementary color is #8C585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588C89 color

#588C89 rgb(88, 140, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #588C89 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (88, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#588C89 color codes

HEX	`#588C89`
RGB	`rgb(88, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -18.03, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 18.45, 192.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.916, 22.636, 27.087)`
Decimal	`5803145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588C89, 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 #588C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #588C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588c89; }
.text { color: #588c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588c89, #58758c); }

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Questions

What color is #588C89?: #588C89 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588C89?: The RGB value is 88, 140, 137: 88 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588C89?: The complementary color is #8C585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.