What color is #58AF9D?

#58AF9D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58AF9D?

The RGB value is 88, 175, 157: 88 red, 175 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58AF9D?

The complementary color is #AF586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58AF9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58AF9D color

#58AF9D rgb(88, 175, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #58AF9D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 68.6% green and 61.6% blue (88, 175, 157).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#58AF9D color codes

HEX	`#58AF9D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 175, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 68.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 50%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -30.71, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 30.73, 177.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.438, 35.167, 37.339)`
Decimal	`5812125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58AF9D, 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 #58AF9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#58AF9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #58AF9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58af9d; }
.text { color: #58af9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58af9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 175 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58af9d, #5895af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #58AF9D?: #58AF9D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58AF9D?: The RGB value is 88, 175, 157: 88 red, 175 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58AF9D?: The complementary color is #AF586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58AF9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.