What color is #588C91?

#588C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588C91?

The RGB value is 88, 140, 145: 88 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588C91?

The complementary color is #915D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588C91 color

#588C91 rgb(88, 140, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #588C91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (88, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#588C91 color codes

HEX	`#588C91`
RGB	`rgb(88, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -15.96, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 17.92, 207.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.512, 22.874, 30.222)`
Decimal	`5803153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588C91, 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 #588C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #588C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588c91; }
.text { color: #588c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588c91, #586f91); }

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Questions

What color is #588C91?: #588C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588C91?: The RGB value is 88, 140, 145: 88 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588C91?: The complementary color is #915D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.