What color is #598380?

#598380 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 #598380?

The RGB value is 89, 131, 128: 89 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598380?

The complementary color is #83595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598380 color

#598380 rgb(89, 131, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #598380 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (89, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#598380 color codes

HEX	`#598380`
RGB	`rgb(89, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, -15.15, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 15.45, 191.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.131, 19.914, 23.412)`
Decimal	`5866368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598380, 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 #598380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #598380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598380; }
.text { color: #598380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598380, #597183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #598380?: #598380 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 #598380?: The RGB value is 89, 131, 128: 89 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598380?: The complementary color is #83595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.