What color is #598F95?

#598F95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #598F95?

The RGB value is 89, 143, 149: 89 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #598F95?

The complementary color is #955F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #598F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#598F95 color

#598F95 rgb(89, 143, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #598F95 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (89, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#598F95 color codes

HEX	`#598F95`
RGB	`rgb(89, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -16.24, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 18.48, 208.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.365, 23.937, 32.028)`
Decimal	`5869461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #598F95, 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 #598F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#598F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #598F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #598f95; }
.text { color: #598f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #598f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #598f95, #597195); }

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Questions

What color is #598F95?: #598F95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #598F95?: The RGB value is 89, 143, 149: 89 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #598F95?: The complementary color is #955F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #598F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.