What color is #589195?

#589195 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589195?

The RGB value is 88, 145, 149: 88 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589195?

The complementary color is #955C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589195 color

#589195 rgb(88, 145, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #589195 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 56.9% green and 58.4% blue (88, 145, 149).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#589195 color codes

HEX	`#589195`
RGB	`rgb(88, 145, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 56.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -17.58, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 19.32, 204.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.573, 24.494, 32.124)`
Decimal	`5804437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589195, 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 #589195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #589195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589195; }
.text { color: #589195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 145 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589195, #587395); }

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Questions

What color is #589195?: #589195 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589195?: The RGB value is 88, 145, 149: 88 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589195?: The complementary color is #955C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.