What color is #598C85?

#598C85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598C85?

The RGB value is 89, 140, 133: 89 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598C85?

The complementary color is #8C5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598C85 color

#598C85 rgb(89, 140, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #598C85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 54.9% green and 52.2% blue (89, 140, 133).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#598C85 color codes

HEX	`#598C85`
RGB	`rgb(89, 140, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 54.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, -18.75, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 18.82, 185.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.73, 22.572, 25.608)`
Decimal	`5868677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598C85, 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 #598C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #598C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598c85; }
.text { color: #598c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 140 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598c85, #597a8c); }

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Questions

What color is #598C85?: #598C85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598C85?: The RGB value is 89, 140, 133: 89 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598C85?: The complementary color is #8C5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.