What color is #589995?

#589995 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #589995?

The RGB value is 88, 153, 149: 88 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #589995?

The complementary color is #99585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #589995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#589995 color

#589995 rgb(88, 153, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #589995 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (88, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#589995 color codes

HEX	`#589995`
RGB	`rgb(88, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 42%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, -21.77, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 22.22, 191.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.838, 27.026, 32.546)`
Decimal	`5806485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #589995, 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 #589995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#589995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #589995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #589995; }
.text { color: #589995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #589995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #589995, #587c99); }

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Questions

What color is #589995?: #589995 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #589995?: The RGB value is 88, 153, 149: 88 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #589995?: The complementary color is #99585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #589995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.