Recognised as Colour

#598A7D

#598A7D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#598A7D is a cyan with RGB values 89, 138, 125 and HSL 164°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#598A7D

RGBrgb(89, 138, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5412, 0.4902

RGB percentages34.9%, 54.1%, 49%

HSLhsl(164.1, 21.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.1, 35.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 0%, 9.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,868,157

CSS custom property--colour: #598A7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A67582

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87847Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7E7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4A8B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Teal · ΔE 14.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8A5966

Analogous#598A64, #597F8A

Triadic#7D598A, #8A7D59

Split complementary#8A597F, #8A6459

Tetradic#65598A, #8A5966, #7F8A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFE0DC

Lighter +30%#B0CCC5

Lighter +20%#91B8AE

Lighter +10%#72A497

Darker −10%#456B61

Darker −20%#314C45

Darker −30%#1D2D29

Darker −40%#090E0D

More saturated +25%#3DA68A

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R89

G138

B125

Red89 (34.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue164.08°

Saturation (HSL)21.59%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 8A · B 7D

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