What color is #597E7B?

#597E7B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597E7B?

The RGB value is 89, 126, 123: 89 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597E7B?

The complementary color is #7E595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597E7B color

#597E7B rgb(89, 126, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #597E7B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.4% green and 48.2% blue (89, 126, 123).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#597E7B color codes

HEX	`#597E7B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -13.64, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 13.88, 190.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.155, 18.475, 21.503)`
Decimal	`5865083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597E7B, 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 #597E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#597E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #597E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597e7b; }
.text { color: #597e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597e7b, #596f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #597E7B?: #597E7B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597E7B?: The RGB value is 89, 126, 123: 89 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597E7B?: The complementary color is #7E595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.