What color is #597F8A?

#597F8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597F8A?

The RGB value is 89, 127, 138: 89 red, 127 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597F8A?

The complementary color is #8A6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597F8A color

#597F8A rgb(89, 127, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #597F8A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.8% green and 54.1% blue (89, 127, 138).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#597F8A color codes

HEX	`#597F8A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 127, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 49.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, -10.37, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 14.55, 224.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.295, 19.137, 26.875)`
Decimal	`5865354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597F8A, 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 #597F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#597F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #597F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597f8a; }
.text { color: #597f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 127 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597f8a, #59668a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #597F8A?: #597F8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597F8A?: The RGB value is 89, 127, 138: 89 red, 127 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597F8A?: The complementary color is #8A6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.