Recognised as Colour
#589F8F
- #589F8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#589F8F is a cyan with RGB values 88, 159, 143 and HSL 166°, 29%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#589F8F#589F8F
HEX#589F8F
RGBrgb(88, 159, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.6235, 0.5608
RGB percentages34.5%, 62.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(166.5, 28.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.5, 44.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK44.7%, 0%, 10.1%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,808,015
CSS custom property--colour: #589F8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A76070
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F5868
Analogous#589F6B, #588C9F
Triadic#8F589F, #9F8F58
Split complementary#9F588C, #9F6B58
Tetradic#6B589F, #9F5868, #8C9F58
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R88
G159
B143
Red88 (34.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue166.48°
Saturation (HSL)28.74%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 58 · G 9F · B 8F
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