What color is #58958F?

#58958F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58958F?

The RGB value is 88, 149, 143: 88 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58958F?

The complementary color is #95585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58958F color

#58958F rgb(88, 149, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #58958F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (88, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#58958F color codes

HEX	`#58958F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, -21.24, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 21.46, 188.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.728, 25.551, 29.874)`
Decimal	`5805455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58958F, 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 #58958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #58958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58958f; }
.text { color: #58958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58958f, #587d95); }

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Questions

What color is #58958F?: #58958F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58958F?: The RGB value is 88, 149, 143: 88 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58958F?: The complementary color is #95585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.