What color is #58947F?

#58947F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58947F?

The RGB value is 88, 148, 127: 88 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58947F?

The complementary color is #94586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58947F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58947F color

#58947F rgb(88, 148, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #58947F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 58% green and 49.8% blue (88, 148, 127).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#58947F color codes

HEX	`#58947F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 148, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 58%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -24.61, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 25.11, 168.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.444, 24.786, 23.887)`
Decimal	`5805183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58947F, 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 #58947F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58947F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #58947F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58947f; }
.text { color: #58947f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58947f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 148 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58947f, #588b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #58947F?: #58947F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58947F?: The RGB value is 88, 148, 127: 88 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58947F?: The complementary color is #94586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58947F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.