What color is #598C93?

#598C93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598C93?

The RGB value is 89, 140, 147: 89 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598C93?

The complementary color is #936059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598C93 color

#598C93 rgb(89, 140, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #598C93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 54.9% green and 57.6% blue (89, 140, 147).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#598C93 color codes

HEX	`#598C93`
RGB	`rgb(89, 140, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 54.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -15.15, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 17.69, 211.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.762, 22.985, 31.046)`
Decimal	`5868691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598C93, 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 #598C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #598C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598c93; }
.text { color: #598c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 140 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598c93, #596f93); }

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Questions

What color is #598C93?: #598C93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598C93?: The RGB value is 89, 140, 147: 89 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598C93?: The complementary color is #936059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.