What color is #598685?

#598685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598685?

The RGB value is 89, 134, 133: 89 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598685?

The complementary color is #86595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598685 color

#598685 rgb(89, 134, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #598685 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (89, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#598685 color codes

HEX	`#598685`
RGB	`rgb(89, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, -15.53, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 16.14, 195.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.877, 20.866, 25.324)`
Decimal	`5867141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598685, 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 #598685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #598685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598685; }
.text { color: #598685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598685, #597086); }

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Questions

What color is #598685?: #598685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598685?: The RGB value is 89, 134, 133: 89 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598685?: The complementary color is #86595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.