Colour
#588E8E
- #588E8E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#588E8E is a cyan with RGB values 88, 142, 142 and HSL 180°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#588E8E#588E8E
HEX#588E8E
RGBrgb(88, 142, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5569, 0.5569
RGB percentages34.5%, 55.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(180, 23.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 38%, 55.7%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,803,662
CSS custom property--colour: #588E8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A77171
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E5858
Analogous#588E73, #58738E
Triadic#8E588E, #8E8E58
Split complementary#8E5873, #8E7358
Tetradic#73588E, #8E5858, #738E58
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R88
G142
B142
Red88 (34.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)23.48%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 8E · B 8E
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