What color is #589287?

#589287 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589287?

The RGB value is 88, 146, 135: 88 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589287?

The complementary color is #925863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589287 color

#589287 rgb(88, 146, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #589287 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 57.3% green and 52.9% blue (88, 146, 135).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#589287 color codes

HEX	`#589287`
RGB	`rgb(88, 146, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 57.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, -21.68, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 21.68, 180.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.675, 24.38, 26.639)`
Decimal	`5804679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589287, 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 #589287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #589287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589287; }
.text { color: #589287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 146 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589287, #588092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #589287?: #589287 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589287?: The RGB value is 88, 146, 135: 88 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589287?: The complementary color is #925863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.