What color is #589296?

#589296 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589296?

The RGB value is 88, 146, 150: 88 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589296?

The complementary color is #965C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589296 color

#589296 rgb(88, 146, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #589296 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (88, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#589296 color codes

HEX	`#589296`
RGB	`rgb(88, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 41%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -17.85, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 19.59, 204.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.806, 24.833, 32.598)`
Decimal	`5804694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589296, 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 #589296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #589296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589296; }
.text { color: #589296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589296, #587396); }

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Questions

What color is #589296?: #589296 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589296?: The RGB value is 88, 146, 150: 88 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589296?: The complementary color is #965C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.